Hyphenation of ascend

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word ascend? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

as-cend

Definitions of ascend:

1.
Travel up, We ascended the mountain
Go up a ladder The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope
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.
Appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils
The vine climbed up the side of the house
5.
Go along towards (a river's) source
The boat ascended the Delaware
6.
Slope upwards
The path ascended to the top of the hill
7.
Come up, of celestial bodies
The sun also rises The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled... Jupiter ascends
8.
Move to a better position in life or to a better job
She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great

Synonyms of ascend:

verbgo up, travel, go, move, locomote
verbgo back, date back, date from
verb accede, enter
verb follow, travel along
verb slope, incline, pitch
verb rise, come up, uprise, rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise

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