Definition of "ascend" in English

verb

1. (intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar.

   • He ascended to heaven upon a cloud.

2. (intransitive) To slope in an upward direction.

3. (transitive) To go up.

   • You ascend the stairs and take a right.

4. (ambitransitive) To succeed a ruler on (the throne).

   • She ascended the throne when her mother abdicated.
   • She ascended to the throne when her mother abdicated.

5. (intransitive, figurative) To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.

6. To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records, genealogies, routes, etc.).

   • Our inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity.

7. (transitive, music) To become higher in pitch.

8. (incel slang, intramurally derogatory) To cease being an incel, generally by losing one's virginity and engaging in sexual intercourse, or by forming a romantic relationship.

   • Instead of using sexual conquest as an opportunity to “ascend,” these members advocated for pursuing internal self-improvement.
   • Many femcels take extreme measures to 'ascend from femceldom', and Laura describes how she is in the process of improving her looks and personality.