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ascend - travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" |
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descend,
come down,
go down,
fall move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
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locomote,
travel,
move,
go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
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rise up,
surface,
come up,
rise come to the surface
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uprise ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"
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ascend - slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill" |
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slope,
incline,
pitch be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"
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ascend - become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death" |
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accede,
enter take on duties or office; "accede to the throne"
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ascend - move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great |
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rise |
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change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
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ascend - go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware" |
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travel along,
follow behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"
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ascend - go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly" |
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date back,
date from,
go back belong to an earlier time; "This story dates back 200 years"
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ascend - appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils; "the vine climbed up the side of the house" |
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