Quick definitions from WordNet (ascend)
▸ verb: go along towards (a river's) source ("The boat ascended the Delaware")
▸ verb: become king or queen ("She ascended to the throne after the King's death")
▸ verb: go back in order of genealogical succession ("Inheritance may not ascend linearly")
▸ verb: travel up, "We ascended the mountain" ("The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope")
▸ verb: slope upwards ("The path ascended to the top of the hill")
▸ verb: come up, of celestial bodies ("Jupiter ascends")
▸ Also see ascend
▸ verb: go along towards (a river's) source ("The boat ascended the Delaware")
▸ verb: become king or queen ("She ascended to the throne after the King's death")
▸ verb: go back in order of genealogical succession ("Inheritance may not ascend linearly")
▸ verb: travel up, "We ascended the mountain" ("The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope")
▸ verb: slope upwards ("The path ascended to the top of the hill")
▸ verb: come up, of celestial bodies ("Jupiter ascends")
▸ Also see ascend