English Explanatory Dictionary

ascend

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To move upward, to fly, to soar.
To slope in an upward direction.
To go up.
To succeed a ruler on (the throne).
To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records, genealogies, routes, etc.).
To become higher in pitch.
To cease being an incel, generally by losing one's virginity and engaging in sexual intercourse, or by forming a romantic relationship.

Pronunciation

/əˈsɛnd/ en-us-ascend.ogg

Word forms

ascend ascends ascending ascended

Etymology

From Middle English ascenden, borrowed from Old French ascendre, from Latin ascendō (“to go up, climb up to”), from ad (“to”) + scandō (“to climb”); see scan. Unrelated to accede other than common ad prefix.

Antonyms

descend

Related words

ascendance ascendancy ascendency ascendant ascender ascending ascension ascent transcend climb

Derived words

ascendible ascendable reascend unascended

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