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Word entry · 6 letters

ascend

Best crossword clue

"Move upward"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /əˈsɛnd/Part of speech verbSorted acdensStarts with AEnds with D1 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2S3C4E5N6D

Definitions

  1. go upward with gradual or continuous progress

Word origin

From Middle English ascenden, borrowed from Old French ascendre, from Latin ascendō (“to go up, climb up to”), from ad (“to”) + scandō (“to climb”); see scan. Unrelated to accede other than common ad prefix.

Used in a sentence

  • He ascended to heaven upon a cloud.
  • You ascend the stairs and take a right.
  • She ascended the throne when her mother abdicated.

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