Dictionary Check: ascend
"ascend" is a valid word!
Scrabble
9
points
Words with Friends
11
points
Definition
verb
travel up
Example:
"We ascended the mountain"
verb
go back in order of genealogical succession
Example:
"Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
verb
become king or queen
Example:
"She ascended to the throne after the King's death"
verb
go along towards (a river's) source
Example:
"The boat ascended the Delaware"
verb
slope upwards
Example:
"The path ascended to the top of the hill"
verb
come up, of celestial bodies
Example:
"The sun also rises"
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