See ascend in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To move from a lower to a higher position:
arise, climb, lift, mount, rise, soar. See riseTo move upward on or along:
climb, go up, mount, scale2. See riseTo attain a higher status, rank, or condition:
advance, climb, mount, rise. Idiom: go up the ladder. See increase, rise
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