Definitions of ascend:

• verb:   go along towards (a river's) source

  Example: "The boat ascended the Delaware"

• verb:   become king or queen

  Example: "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"

• verb:   go back in order of genealogical succession

  Example: "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"

• verb:   travel up, "We ascended the mountain"

  Example: "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"

• verb:   slope upwards

  Example: "The path ascended to the top of the hill"

• verb:   come up, of celestial bodies

  Example: "Jupiter ascends"