Verb
To move upward; to mount; to go up; to rise; -- opposed to descend.
To rise, in a figurative sense; to proceed from an inferior to a superior degree, from mean to noble objects, from particulars to generals, from modern to ancient times, from one note to another more acute, etc.; as, our inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity; to ascend to our first progenitor.
To go or move upward upon or along; to climb; to mount; to go up the top of; as, to ascend a hill, a ladder, a tree, a river, a throne.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAn angel fell from Heaven without any other passion except pride, and so we may ask whether it is possible to ascend to Heaven by humility alone, without any other of the virtues. John Climacus
Learn the ABC of science before you try to ascend to its summit. Ivan Pavlov
O! for a muse of fire, that would ascend the brightest heaven of invention. William Shakespeare
Many make the descent to eternal darkness but few ascend to heaven. Maori Proverb
It is easier to descend than ascend. German Proverb
Logic is the cement of our civilization, with which we ascend from chaos, using reason as our guide. Vulcan Proverb