Ascended

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /əˈsɛndɪd/

Definitions

1. To move upward in location or hierarchy, achieving a greater level of status or influence while progressing towards a more elevated position or context
2. Moved from a lower to a higher place physically ; advanced to a superior rank or position within an organization or group
3. Went upward in space or height ; elevated oneself to a more prominent or powerful status

Etymology: "Ascended" is the past tense of "ascend," which came into English from Old French "ascendre," itself taken from Latin "ascendere," meaning "to go up, climb up to." The Latin verb combines "ad," meaning "to" or "toward," with "scandere," "to climb," which is also the source of "scan" in its older sense of metrical scansion, counting the climbing rhythm of verse feet. Its literal sense of physical climbing is the one that gave rise to the figurative sense of rising in rank or status. A person who ascended a throne or the ranks of an organization is metaphorically climbing a staircase, and the Latin root carried that image from the start. The word is therefore a mental picture of a ladder built into its spelling.

Synonyms: rose, climbed, soared, mounted, elevated

Antonyms: descended, fell, dropped, declined, lowered