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What does ascend mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word ascend? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.
  2. (intransitive) To slope in an upward direction.
  3. (transitive) To go up.
  4. (transitive) To succeed.
  5. (figuratively) To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
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The hierarchy is a strict queue, meaning that members of the queue ascend in rank only when an individual in front of them dies.
They ascend the academic ranks and make important policy decisions for divisions, departments, faculties, and the community.
Whoever has access to the financial means available to the opposition is able to ascend socially.
There, the rockets will link up, creating an 80-ton spacecraft that will ascend to 22,000 miles and lock into geosynchronous orbit.
At lunchtime I ascend the stairs to the main canteen and take a noodle and stirfry meal at the subsidised price.
After decussating, these fibers ascend in a compact, ribbon like tract called the medial lemniscus.

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