Ascend
Ascend verb - To move or extend upward.
Usage example: the path ascended so steeply at one point that we had to scramble up on our hands and knees
Fall
Fall verb - To go to a lower level especially abruptly.
Usage example: word soon got out that the movie was no good, and box-office receipts fell like a rock
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Godsend Elspeth Tirel travels to Theros after the fall of Mirrodin and gets wrapped up in the plans of the power-mad satyr Xenagos, who seeks to ascend to godhood; shenanigans ensue.
Source: Recap / Magic: The Gathering -
Ima's poem is very depressing, and seems to imply that she either wasn't able to ascend to the Surface or died in the process, causing the new world to fall into stagnation or decay.
Source: Video Game / Turgor - The more useful tools in your arsenal are the Ropes and Bombs you start the game with, which let you ascend/descend safely to avoid fall damage and traps, or just blow the hell out of any obstacle in your way, respectively.
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