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"
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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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