Definition of ascend

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Ascend (v. i.) To move upward; to mount; to go up; to rise; -- opposed to descend.

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Run :: Run (v. i.) To migrate or move in schools; -- said of fish; esp., to ascend a river in order to spawn..
Rise :: Rise (v.) To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to mount up. Specifically: -- (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any other voluntary motion; as, a bird rises in the air; a fish rises to the bait..
Sol-fa :: Sol-fa (v. i.) To sing the notes of the gamut, ascending or descending; as, do or ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do, or the same in reverse order..
Ascendency :: Ascendency (n.) Governing or controlling influence; domination; power.
Ascendent :: Ascendent (a.) Superior; surpassing; ruling.
Ascendible :: Ascendible (a.) Capable of being ascended; climbable.
Ascendant :: Ascendant (a.) Alt. of Ascenden.
Mount :: Mount (v. t.) To get upon; to ascend; to climb.
Throat :: Throat (n.) The part of a chimney between the gathering, or portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and the flue..
Increment :: Increment (n.) The increase of a variable quantity or fraction from its present value to its next ascending value; the finite quantity, generally variable, by which a variable quantity is increased..
Step :: Step (v. i.) A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a round of a ladder..
Imperious :: Imperious (a.) Commanding; ascendant; imperial; lordly; majestic.
Stair :: Stair (n.) One step of a series for ascending or descending to a different level; -- commonly applied to those within a building.
Anamorphism :: Anamorphism (n.) A gradual progression from one type to another, generally ascending..
Succeed :: Succeed (v. i.) Specifically: To ascend the throne after the removal the death of the occupant.
Arduous :: Arduous (a.) Attended with great labor, like the ascending of acclivities; difficult; laborious; as, an arduous employment, task, or enterprise..
Dominancy :: Dominancy (n.) Predominance; ascendency; authority.
Dextrorse :: Dextrorse (a.) Turning from the left to the right, in the ascending line, as in the spiral inclination of the stem of the common morning-glory..
Ascension :: Ascension (n.) An ascending or arising, as in distillation; also that which arises, as from distillation..
Anadromous :: Anadromous (a.) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc..
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