ascending

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  ascend 
 
  1  of  6  senses  of  ascend 
 
  Sense  1 
  ascend,  go  up 
  =>  surface,  come  up  rise  up  rise 
  =>  uprise 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  ascend 
 
  1  of  6  senses  of  ascend 
 
  Sense  1 
  ascend,  go  up 
  =>  surface,  come  up  rise  up  rise 
  =>  emerge 
  =>  resurface 
  =>  bubble  up  intumesce 
  =>  well  swell 
  =>  uprise 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  ascend 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  ascend 
 
  6  senses  of  ascend 
 
  Sense  1 
  ascend,  go  up 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
 
  Sense  2 
  ascend 
  =>  go  back  date  back  date  from 
 
  Sense  3 
  ascend 
  =>  accede  to  enter  upon 
 
  Sense  4 
  ascend 
  =>  follow  travel  along 
 
  Sense  5 
  ascend 
  =>  slope,  incline,  pitch 
 
  Sense  6 
  rise,  come  up  uprise,  ascend 
  =>  rise,  lift,  arise,  move  up  go  up  come  up  uprise 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  ascend 
 
  ascend  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  ascend 
 
  Sense  1 
  ascend,  go  up 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  ascend 
  =>  go  back  date  back  date  from 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  ascend 
  =>  accede  to  enter  upon 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  ascend 
  =>  follow  travel  along 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  ascend 
  =>  slope,  incline,  pitch 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  rise,  come  up  uprise,  ascend 
  =>  rise,  lift,  arise,  move  up  go  up  come  up  uprise 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  ascending 
  ascending 
  ascending  aorta 
  ascending  artery 
  ascending  colon 
  ascending  node 
 
  Overview  of  noun  ascending 
 
  The  noun  ascending  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  rise,  ascent,  ascension,  ascending  --  (the  act  of  changing  location  in  an  upward  direction) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  ascend 
 
  The  verb  ascend  has  6  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  ascend,  go  up  --  (travel  up  "We  ascended  the  mountain";  "go  up  a  ladder";  "The  mountaineers  slowly  ascended  the  steep  slope") 
  2.  ascend  --  (go  back  in  order  of  genealogical  succession;  "Inheritance  may  not  ascend  linearly") 
  3.  ascend  --  (become  king  or  queen;  "She  ascended  to  the  throne  after  the  King's  death") 
  4.  ascend  --  (go  along  towards  (a  river's)  source;  "The  boat  ascended  the  Delaware") 
  5.  ascend  --  (slope  upwards;  "The  path  ascended  to  the  top  of  the  hill") 
  6.  rise,  come  up  uprise,  ascend  --  (come  up  of  celestial  bodies;  "The  sun  also  rises":  "The  sun  uprising  sees  the  dusk  night  fled...";  "Jupiter  ascends") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  ascending 
 
  The  adj  ascending  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  ascending  --  (moving  or  going  or  growing  upward;  "the  ascending  plane";  "the  ascending  staircase";  "the  ascending  stems  of  chickweed") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  ascending 
 
  1  sense  of  ascending 
 
  Sense  1 
  ascending(postnominal)  (vs.  descending) 
 
  descending(postnominal)  (vs.  ascending) 
  =>  declivitous,  downhill,  downward-sloping 
  =>  degressive 
  =>  descendant,  descendent 
  =>  down(postnominal),  downward(postnominal) 
  =>  dropping,  falling 
  =>  drizzling 
  =>  raining 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  ascending 
 
  1  sense  of  ascending 
 
  Sense  1 
  ascending(postnominal)  (vs.  descending) 
  =>  acclivitous,  rising,  uphill 
  =>  ascendant,  ascendent,  ascensive 
  =>  assurgent 
  =>  assurgent 
  =>  climbing(postnominal),  scandent 
  =>  up(postnominal),  upward(postnominal) 
  Also  See->  up#1 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  ascending 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  ascending 
 
  ascending  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  ascending 
  ascending 
 
  Overview  of  noun  ascending 
 
  The  noun  ascending  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  rise,  ascent,  ascension,  ascending  --  (the  act  of  changing  location  in  an  upward  direction) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  ascend 
 
  The  verb  ascend  has  6  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  ascend,  go  up  --  (travel  up  "We  ascended  the  mountain";  "go  up  a  ladder";  "The  mountaineers  slowly  ascended  the  steep  slope") 
  2.  ascend  --  (go  back  in  order  of  genealogical  succession;  "Inheritance  may  not  ascend  linearly") 
  3.  ascend  --  (become  king  or  queen;  "She  ascended  to  the  throne  after  the  King's  death") 
  4.  ascend  --  (go  along  towards  (a  river's)  source;  "The  boat  ascended  the  Delaware") 
  5.  ascend  --  (slope  upwards;  "The  path  ascended  to  the  top  of  the  hill") 
  6.  rise,  come  up  uprise,  ascend  --  (come  up  of  celestial  bodies;  "The  sun  also  rises":  "The  sun  uprising  sees  the  dusk  night  fled...";  "Jupiter  ascends") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  ascending 
 
  The  adj  ascending  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  ascending  --  (moving  or  going  or  growing  upward;  "the  ascending  plane";  "the  ascending  staircase";  "the  ascending  stems  of  chickweed") 

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