Main Entry:

as·cend

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈsend\

Function:

verb

Etymology:

Middle English, from Latin ascendere, from ad- + scandere to climb — more at scan

Date:

14th century

intransitive verb1 a: to move upward <the balloon ascended> b: to slope upward2 a: to rise from a lower level or degree <ascend to power> b: to go back in time or in order of genealogical successiontransitive verb1: to go or move up <ascend a staircase>2: to succeed to : occupy <ascend the throne>

— as·cend·able or as·cend·ible \-ˈsen-də-bəl\ adjective