ascends

verb

(intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.

(transitive) To go up.

(intransitive) To slope in an upward direction.

(intransitive, figurative) To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.

(ambitransitive) To succeed a ruler on (the throne).

(transitive, music) To become higher in pitch.

To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records, genealogies, routes, etc.).

(incel slang, intramurally derogatory) To cease being an incel, generally by losing one's virginity and engaging in sexual intercourse, or by forming a romantic relationship.

Roots

scandoscend- · Latin · climb

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