ascend

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To move upward, to fly, to soar.
2. 2
   To slope in an upward direction.
3. 3
   To go up.
4. 4
   To succeed a ruler on (the throne).
5. 5
   To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
6. 6
   To trace, search or go backwards temporally (e.g., through records, genealogies, routes, etc.).
7. 7
   To become higher in pitch.
8. 8
   To cease being an incel, generally by losing one's virginity and engaging in sexual intercourse, or by forming a romantic relationship.