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ascend

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ascend/əˈsend/

▶verb

1 go up; climb or rise.

2 rise in status.

3 (of a voice or sound) rise in pitch.

– phrases
ascend the throne become king or queen.

– origin ME: from L. ascendere, from ad- ‘to’ + scandere ‘to climb’.

'ascend' also found in these Oxford entries:

a- - ascension - ascent - herringbone - mount

Forum discussions with the word(s) "ascend" in the title:

[Go/come] upstairs/[ascend/climb] the staircase/walk up the [stairs/steps]
ascend the throne
Ascend/Accede to/Access the throne

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