ascending

(noun) the act of changing location in an upward direction. Synonyms: rise, ascent, ascension.

(verb) travel up, "We ascended the mountain". Synonyms: ascend, go up. Examples: "Go up a ladder." "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope."

(verb) go back in order of genealogical succession. Synonyms: ascend. Example: "Inheritance may not ascend linearly."

(verb) become king or queen. Synonyms: ascend. Example: "She ascended to the throne after the king's death."

(verb) appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils. Synonyms: ascend, climb up. Example: "The vine climbed up the side of the house."

(verb) go along towards (a river's) source. Synonyms: ascend. Example: "The boat ascended the delaware."

(verb) slope upwards. Synonyms: ascend. Example: "The path ascended to the top of the hill."

(verb) come up, of celestial bodies. Synonyms: rise, come up, uprise, ascend. Examples: "The sun also rises." "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled...." "Jupiter ascends."

(verb) move to a better position in life or to a better job. Synonyms: ascend, move up, rise. Example: "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great."

(adj) moving or going or growing upward. Synonyms: ascending(prenominal) (vs. descending). Examples: "The ascending plane." "The ascending staircase." "The ascending stems of chickweed."