ascent (n.)

c. 1610, "action of rising, upward movement," from ascend on model of descend/descent. Meaning "act of climbing" is from 1753.

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ascend (v.)

late 14c., "move upward," from Latin ascendere "to climb up, mount," of planets, constellations, "come over the horizon," figuratively "to rise, reach," from ad "to" (see ad-) + scandere "to climb" (see scan (v.)). Also in 15c. used with a sense "to mount (a female) for copulation." Meaning "slope upward" is from 1832. Related: Ascended; ascending. An Old English word for it was stigan.

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Definitions of ascent

ascent (n.)

an upward slope or grade (as in a road);

Synonyms: acclivity / rise / raise / climb / upgrade

ascent (n.)

a movement upward;

Synonyms: rise / rising / ascension

ascent (n.)

the act of changing location in an upward direction;

Synonyms: rise / ascension / ascending

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