ascend
uh send
- v travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope - v go back in order of genealogical succession
Inheritance may not ascend linearly - v become king or queen
She ascended to the throne after the King's death - v appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils
- v go along towards (a river's) source
The boat ascended the Delaware - v slope upwards
The path ascended to the top of the hill - v come up, of celestial bodies
Jupiter ascends - v move to a better position in life or to a better job
She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
- Because Crown Princess Masako has borne only a single daughter, and because Japanese law allows only males to ascend to the Chrysanthemum Throne, Kiko's 7.
- They credit her with composing a third testament to the Bible, writing enough hymns to fill 10 CDs and teaching that Christians who join her will ascend to heaven in the coming .
- Only those vessels prepared to receive the word will be fortunate enough to ascend when the time comes.