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ascend
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
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verb
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
“Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?”
verb
travel up
“We ascended the mountain”
verb
move to a better position in life or to a better job
“She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great renown”
verb
come up, of celestial bodies
“The sun also rises”
verb
slope upwards
“The path ascended to the top of the hill”
verb
go along towards (a river's) source
“The boat ascended the Delaware”
verb
become king or queen
“She ascended to the throne after the King's death”
verb
go back in order of genealogical succession
“Inheritance may not ascend linearly”
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Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?
We ascended the mountain
go up a ladder
The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great renown
The sun also rises
The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled …
Jupiter ascends
The path ascended to the top of the hill
The boat ascended the Delaware
She ascended to the throne after the King's death
Inheritance may not ascend linearly
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