ascent C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /əˈsɛnt/ UK /əˈsɛnt/ See IPA manual Homophones assent /əˈsɛnt/ Meanings 1 noun the act of rising or climbing upward Their ascent of the north face took three exhausting days. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of rising or... climbriseascensionclimbingelevationupgrade ↔ Opposites descentfalldropdecline Word family Related forms ascendascensionascendantdescent Etymology AI details From ascend (modeled on descent), from Latin ascendere ('to climb up'), from ad- ('to') + scandere ('to climb'). ascendere Latin scandere Latin *skand- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ascent **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈsɛnt/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈsɛnt/ ## Meanings 1. the act of rising or climbing upward ## Examples - Their ascent of the north face took three exhausting days. ## Synonyms - climb - rise - ascension - climbing - elevation - upgrade ## Antonyms - descent - fall - drop - decline ## Related Forms - ascend - ascension - ascendant - descent ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ascendere - Root: scandere - Root: *skand- ## Etymology From ascend (modeled on descent), from Latin ascendere ('to climb up'), from ad- ('to') + scandere ('to climb'). ## AI Etymology Ascent is a noun meaning "the act of rising or climbing upward". Historically, it is from ascend (modeled on descent), from Latin ascendere ('to climb up'), from ad- ('to') + scandere ('to climb'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: ascent is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin ascendere, Latin scandere, and Proto-Indo-European *skand-. Close English family members include ascend, ascension, ascendant, and descent. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown