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1. ascend
verb. ['əˈsɛnd'] travel up, "We ascended the mountain".
Synonyms
- move
- uprise
- go up
- come up
- rise
- go
- rise up
- locomote
- travel
Antonyms
- stay in place
- uncover
- natural object
- outside
Etymology
- ascenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ascendere (Latin)
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Rhymes with Ascend
- overextend
- comprehend
- condescend
- transcend
- recommend
- landsend
- apprehend
- suspend
- reoffend
- pretend
- portend
- misspend
- extend
- expend
- echemende
- distend
- contend
- befriend
- yearend
- unbend
- relend
- intend
- impend
- descend
- depend
- defend
- commend
- backend
- trend
- spend
How do you spell ascend? Is it asend ?
A common misspelling of ascend is asend
Sentences with ascend
1. Verb, base form
Climbers can ascend the wall in a number of ways.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
As the season progresses, springtime lows gradually ascend from the low 50s to the 60s.
Quotes about ascend
1. It is the task of the enlightened not only to ascend to learning and to see the good but to be willing to descend again to those prisoners and to share their troubles and their honors, whether they are worth having or not. And this they must do, even with the prospect of death.
- Plato, The Allegory of the Cave
2. Ethical Dilemma of an Ascending Body [10w] + [10w] You can't ascend a ladderwithout rungs to push back;you can't climb a staircasewithout stairs to step on.
- Beryl Dov
2. ascend
verb. ['əˈsɛnd'] come up, of celestial bodies.
Synonyms
- go up
- come up
- move up
- rise
- arise
- lift
Antonyms
- subsurface
- linger
- recede
- ride
Etymology
- ascenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ascendere (Latin)
3. ascend
verb. ['əˈsɛnd'] slope upwards.
Synonyms
- slope
- pitch
Antonyms
- fall
- go
- rise
Etymology
- ascenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ascendere (Latin)
4. ascend
verb. ['əˈsɛnd'] become king or queen.
Synonyms
- accede
Antonyms
- stand still
- push
Etymology
- ascenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ascendere (Latin)
5. ascend
verb. ['əˈsɛnd'] move to a better position in life or to a better job.
Synonyms
- change
- rise
Antonyms
- inside
- disappear
- overhead
Etymology
- ascenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ascendere (Latin)
6. ascend
verb. ['əˈsɛnd'] go along towards (a river's) source.
Synonyms
- follow
Antonyms
- advance
- rush
Etymology
- ascenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ascendere (Latin)
7. ascend
verb. ['əˈsɛnd'] appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils.
Antonyms
- enter
Etymology
- ascenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ascendere (Latin)
8. ascend
verb. ['əˈsɛnd'] go back in order of genealogical succession.
Synonyms
- go back
- date from
Antonyms
- pull
- unwind
- arrange
Etymology
- ascenden (Middle English (1100-1500))
- ascendere (Latin)