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Ascend (verb)
To move upward, to fly, to soar.
“He ascended to heaven upon a cloud.”
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Ascend (verb)
To slope in an upward direction.
“The road ascends the mountain.”
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Ascend (verb)
To go up.
“You ascend the stairs and take a right.”
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Ascend (verb)
To succeed.
“She ascended the throne when her mother abdicated.”
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Ascend (verb)
To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
“Our inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity.”
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Transcend (verb)
to pass beyond the limits of something.
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Transcend (verb)
to surpass, as in intensity or power; to excel.
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Transcend (verb)
To climb; to mount.
“lights in the heavens transcending the region of the clouds”
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Transcend (verb)
be or go beyond the range or limits of (a field of activity or conceptual sphere)
“this was an issue transcending party politics”
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Transcend (verb)
surpass (a person or achievement)
“he doubts that he will ever transcend Shakespeare”