Verb
1. travel up, "We ascended the mountain";
"go up a ladder""The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"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"