What is the meaning of ascend?

verb

• (v.) ()
  • synonyms: go up
• Go back in order of genealogical succession.
  • usage: "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
• Become king or queen.
  • usage: "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"
• Appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils.
  • usage: "the vine climbed up the side of the house"
  • synonyms: climb up
• Go along towards (a river's) source.
  • usage: "The boat ascended the Delaware"
• Slope upwards.
  • usage: "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
• Come up, of celestial bodies.
  • usage: "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
  • synonyms: rise, come up, uprise
• Move to a better position in life or to a better job."She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great
  • synonyms: move up, rise