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on; to come above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise; as, to arise from a kneeling posture; a cloud arose; the sun ariseth; he arose early in the morning.

The act of ascending; a rising; ascent.

The way or means by which one ascends.

To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar. My own breath still foments the fire, Which flames as high as fancy can aspire. Waller.

Ascending; (Bot.)

Daring; spirited; adventurous. As in a cloudy chair, ascending rides Audacious. Milton.

nd supposed to be of electrical origin. This species of light usually appears in streams, ascending toward the zenith from a dusky line or bank, a few degrees above the northern horizon; when reaching south beyond the zenith, it forms what is called the corona, about a spot in the heavens toward which the dipping needl…

The art or practice of ascending in a balloon; aëronautics.

To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery. See how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm Is like a blasted sapling withered up. Shak.

England, a large salmon trout of several species, as Salmo trutta and S. Cambricus, which ascend rivers; -- called also sea trout.

To acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or attraction; to fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts. Small landscapes of captivating loveliness. W. Irving.

Ascending and descending fresh streams from and to the sea, as the salmon; anadromous. [R.]

be raised. The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry the water to the point of discharge.

door, window, or fireplace. The top piece is called the traverse and the side pieces the ascendants.

To ascend by climbing with difficulty. Clambering the walls to eye him. Shak.

Of or pertaining to a climax; forming, or of the nature of, a climax, or ascending series.

To ascend or mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands and feet.

cted. -- To come under, to belong to, as an individual to a class. -- To come up (a) to ascend; to rise. (b) To be brought up; to arise, as a question. (c) To spring; to shoot or rise above the earth, as a plant. (d) To come into use, as a fashion. -- To come up the capstan (Naut.), to turn it the contrary way, so a…

nce or staircase of the cabin. -- Companion ladder (Naut.), the ladder by which officers ascend to, or descend from, the quarter-deck. Totten. -- Companion way (Naut.), a staircase leading to the cabin. -- Knights companions, in certain honorary orders, the members of the lowest grades as distinguished from knights…

ble, by reason of its comparative levity to the fluid that incloses it, would necessarily ascend to the top. Bentley.