| verb | travel up, “We ascended the mountain” |
| verb | go back in order of genealogical succession “Inheritance may not ascend linearly” |
| verb | become king or queen “She ascended to the throne after the King's death” |
| verb | appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils “the vine climbed up the side of the house” |
| verb | go along towards (a river's) source “The boat ascended the Delaware” |
| verb | slope upwards “The path ascended to the top of the hill” |
| verb | come up, of celestial bodies “The sun also rises” |
| verb | move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great |
| ascendable | adjective | capable of being ascended |
| ascensive | adjective | tending or directed upward; - John Ruskin |
| ascendant | adjective | tending or directed upward; - John Ruskin |
| ascension | noun | a movement upward |
| ascent | noun | a movement upward |
| ascender | noun | someone who ascends |
| ascendancy | noun | the state that exists when one person or group has power over another |
| ascendent | adjective | tending or directed upward; - John Ruskin |
| rise | noun | a movement upward |