Definitions for ascend

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ascend as·cend

Spelling: [uh-send]

IPA: /əˈsɛnd/

Ascend is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 142 anagrams from letters in ascend (acdens).

Definitions for ascend

verb (used with object)

1. to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
2. to gain or succeed to; acquire:

verb (used without object)

1. to move, climb, or go upward; mount; rise:
2. to slant upward.
3. to rise to a higher point, rank, or degree; proceed from an inferior to a superior degree or level:
4. to go toward the source or beginning; go back in time.
5. Music. to rise in pitch; pass from any tone to a higher one.

Origin of ascend

1350-1400; Middle English ascenden Anglo-French ascendre Latin ascendere to climb up, equivalent to a- a-⁵ + -scendere, combining form of scandere to climb. S

Examples for ascend

At length, when we were nearly under the peak, he began to ascend.

Then I heard a voice, saying, 'Lo, the soul seeketh to ascend!'

He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth.

We came the same evening to the foot of it, but the day was too far advanced to ascend it.

Under Henry II, Marshal continued to ascend, as the king rewarded his service with land, a wife, and a title.

Then there are those who have strong vocals, but have yet to ascend to massive career success or freakish mainstream popularity.

The opposite phenomenon also occurs: neglected writers who ascend to prominence only posthumously.

The transformation begins even before you step foot in the town-palace and ascend its grand stairway.

His opponents are up against the bizarre logic that pushed the crack-smoking Toronto mayor to ascend and survive.

I, humble representative of the uncommercial interest, ascend with the rest.