ascend
as.cend or as.cend.ible \*-'send\ \*-'sen-d*-b*l\ vb [ME ascenden, fr. L
ascendere, fr. ad- + scandere to cl]imb - more at SCAN 1a: to move
gradually upward 1b: to slope upward 2a: to rise from a lower level or
degree 2b: to go back in time or in order of genealogical succession 1:
to go or move up : MOUNT 2: to succeed to : OCCUPY ard or toward the top.
ASCEND implies little more than progressive upward movement; MOUNT implies
reaching the top or attaining impressive or dangerous heights; CLIMB
suggests effort and the use of hands and feet; SCALE suggests an
essentially vertical ascending requiring the use of ladder or rope -
as.cend.able aj SYN syn ASCEND, MOUNT, CLIMB, SCALE mean to move upw