To move upward; mount; go up; rise, whether in air or water, or upon a material object.To rise, in a figurative sense; proceed from an inferior to a superior degree, from mean to noble objects, from particulars to generals, etc.To slope upward.To go backward in the order of time; proceed from modern to ancient times: as, our inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity.To rise, as a star; appear above the horizon.In music, to rise in pitch; pass from any tone to one more acute.To go or move upward upon; climb: as, to ascend a hill or ladder; to ascend a tree.To move upward along; go toward the source of: as, to ascend a river. Synonyms