ascend in WordNet English dictionary

1. slope upwards
   "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
   ascend 
   
2. travel up, "We ascended the mountain"
   "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
   ascend  go up 
   
3. come up, of celestial bodies
   "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
   rise  come up  uprise  ascend 
   
4. go along towards (a river's) source
   "The boat ascended the Delaware"
   ascend 
   
5. move to a better position in life or to a better job
   "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
   ascend  move up  rise 
   
6. appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils
   "the vine climbed up the side of the house"
   ascend  climb up 
   
7. become king or queen
   "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"
   ascend 
   
8. go back in order of genealogical succession
   "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
   ascend