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ascend
What does ascend mean?
ascend (verb): to move upward, to fly, to soar.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use ascend in a sentence?
How do you pronounce ascend?
/əˈsɛnd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does ascend come from?
From Middle English ascenden, borrowed from Old French ascendre, from Latin ascendō (“to go up, climb up to”), from ad (“to”) + scandō (“to climb”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of ascend?
Words related to ascend
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “ascend” mean?
to move upward, to fly, to soar
Right! That's what “ascend” means.
to break from internal pressure
Not quite: that's what burst means.
give to a charity or good cause
Not quite: that's what donate means.
to justify; to give grounds for
Not quite: that's what warrant means.
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