definition of
ascend

[1] #1 ascend v. [go up] travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope". wn

[2] #2 ascend v. go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly". wn

[3] #3 ascend v. become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death". wn

[4] #4 ascend v. [climb up] appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils; "the vine climbed up the side of the house". wn

[5] #5 ascend v. go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware". wn