Word: ascends
To move upward, to fly, to soar. Example: He ascended to heaven upon a cloud.
To slope in an upward direction.
To go up. Example: You ascend the stairs and take a right.
To succeed. Example: She ascended the throne when her mother abdicated.
To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records, genealogies, routes, etc.). Example: Our inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity.
To become higher in pitch.
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