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ascended | transcendent |

As a verb ascended

is (ascend).

As an adjective transcendent is

surpassing usual limits.

As a noun transcendent is

that which surpasses or is supereminent; something excellent.

ascended

English

Verb

(head)
  • (ascend)
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    ascend

    English

    (wikipedia ascend)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To move upward, to fly, to soar.
    • He ascended to heaven upon a cloud.
  • To slope in an upward direction.
    • The road ascends the mountain.
  • To go up.
    • You ascend the stairs and take a right.
  • To succeed.
    • She ascended the throne when her mother abdicated.
  • (figurative) To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
    • Our inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity.

    Antonyms

    * descend

    Related terms

    * ascent * ascendant * ascendance * ascendancy/ascendency * ascending * ascender * ascension * descend * transcend

    External links

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    transcendent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • surpassing usual limits
  • beyond the range of usual perception
  • free from constraints of the material world

    • Related terms

    * transcendence * transcendency * transcendental * transcendently

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which surpasses or is supereminent; something excellent.
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