simple past tense and past participle of ascend

(intransitive) To move upward, to fly, to soar. / (intransitive) To slope in an upward direction. / (transitive) To go up. / (transitive) To succeed.

present participle and gerund of ascend

(of a sequence) Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees. / (computing) That causes a sequence to follow an ascending order. / Sloping or leading upwards.

An ascent.

A person or thing that ascends. / (typography, graphology) The portion of a lowercase letter that extends above the midline. / (climbing) a mechanical device used for ascending on a rope; ascendeur.

Ascendancy, superiority; the act of ascending.

Supremacy; dominant control; the quality of being in the ascendant.

Alternative spelling of ascendancy

Rising, moving upward. / Surpassing or controlling.