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    as·cend·ing
    [əˈsendiNG]
    adjective
    ascending (adjective)
    1. increasing in size or importance:
      "incomes ranked in ascending order of size"
    2. sloping or leading upward:
      "a gently ascending forest path" · "blood pressure in the ascending aorta"
    as·cend
    [əˈsend]
    verb
    ascending (present participle)
    1. go up or climb:
      "she ascended the stairs" · "new magmas were created and ascended to the surface"
      Similar:
      climb (up)
      come/go/move up
      make one's/its way up
      come/go/move upwards
      rise (up)
      clamber up
      scramble up
      shin up
      fly up
      take to the air
      slope upwards
      Opposite:
      • climb to the summit of (a mountain or hill):
        "the first traveler to ascend the mountain"
      • (of a fish or boat) move upstream along (a river):
        "salmon ascend rivers from the sea to spawn"
    2. rise through the air:
      "we had ascended 3,000 ft"
      • (of a road or flight of steps) slope or lead up:
        "the road ascends to the lake"
      • move up the social or professional scale:
        "some executives ascend to top-level positions" · "he took exams to ascend through the ranks"
      • (of a spiritual being or soul) rise into heaven:
        "the Prophet ascended to heaven"
      • (of a voice or sound) rise in pitch:
        "Carolyn's voice had ascended into high-pitched giggles"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Latin ascendere, from ad- ‘to’ + scandere ‘to climb’.
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