ascend (
http://definr.com/ascend)
v 1: travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder";
"The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" [syn:
go up] [ant:
descend]
2: go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance
may not ascend linearly"
3: become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the
King's death"
4: go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the
Delaware"
5: slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
6: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises": "The sun
uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
[syn:
rise,
come up,
uprise] [ant:
set]