ascend
     v 1: travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder";
          "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" [syn:
           {go up}] [ant: {descend}]
     2: go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance
        may not ascend linearly"
     3: become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the
        King's death"
     4: go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the
        Delaware"
     5: slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
     6: come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun
        uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
        [syn: {rise}, {come up}, {uprise}] [ant: {set}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0