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 verb 1 a : to move upward <the balloon ascended> b : to slope upward
2 a : to rise from a lower level or degree <ascend to power> b : to go back in time or in order of genealogical successiontransitive verb 1 : 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