ascent

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US /əˈsɛnt/ UK /əˈsɛnt/ See IPA manual

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assent /əˈsɛnt/

noun

Meanings

1

noun
the act of rising or climbing upward

Their ascent of the north face took three exhausting days.

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1 noun · the act of rising or... climb riseascensionclimbing elevation upgrade

Opposites

descent fall drop decline

Word family

Related forms ascendascensionascendant descent

Etymology

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

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# 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

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