Ascend and Overthrow

Ascend

Ascend verb - To move or extend upward.

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Overthrow and ascend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overthrow" instead a verb "Ascend".

Overthrow verb - Rule against.

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Ascend and overthrow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ascend" instead a verb "Overthrow".

Nearby Words: overthrown, overthrowing

humanity	ascend humanity	overthrow humanity
system	ascend system	overthrow system
way	ascend way	overthrow way
world	ascend world	overthrow world
Other words: throne, leaders, sister, masters.

Demonic Possession: While infernalists mostly seek to overthrow their masters and ascend to demonhood, only one very potent Baali is explicitly mentioned to have achieved this.

Source: Tabletop Game / Vampire: The Masquerade
The wizard Raistlin Majere of the Dragonlance novels was one of the most ambitious, planning to overthrow the all-powerful evil dragon goddess who was the chief villainess of the earlier books and to ascend to godhood to take her place.

Source: The Starscream / Literature
He remains incredibly polite and verbose, even as he delivers threats and insults and plots to overthrow Equestria's leaders and ascend to Physical Godhood, with the Elements of Harmony as his first goal to either conquer or destroy.

Source: Faux Affably Evil

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