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ascend
/əˈsɛnd/ · 6 letters · 6 distinct letters
- verb
travel up,
We ascended the mountain
- verb
go back in order of genealogical succession
Inheritance may not ascend linearly
- verb
become king or queen
She ascended to the throne after the King's death
- verb
appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils
the vine climbed up the side of the house
- verb
go along towards (a river's) source
The boat ascended the Delaware