ascend

Meanings

• travel up,
  • "We ascended the mountain"
  • "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
• go back in order of genealogical succession
  • "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
• become king or queen
  • "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"
• appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils
• go along towards (a river's) source
  • "The boat ascended the Delaware"
• slope upwards
  • "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
• come up, of celestial bodies
  • "Jupiter ascends"
• move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great

Synonyms

climb up, come up, go up, move up, rise, uprise