ascend
to climb or rise
Roots
- ad- / a-: to, toward, added onto, or intensified
- scand / cend: climb, rise, or step upward
Other words with the scand / cend root
- descend: to move downward or come down
- transcend: to rise above or go beyond
- transcendent: beyond ordinary limits or experience
Ascend gives the plain climbing image behind the cend family.
The trail began to ascend after the bridge.