Ascend
Ascend verb - Come up, of celestial bodies.
Usage example: Jupiter ascends
Set
Set verb - Disappear beyond the horizon.
Usage example: the sun sets early these days
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Ascend replaces this with a Class and Level System, giving each class a specific armor, set of weapons and equipment, and the use of Experience Points to purchase upgrades.
Source: Video Game / Tribes - The Avatar from Ultima IX: During ALL the game it's said that you won't be back to Earth nor Britannia (the planet where the game is set) but you will ascend to another form of existence.
Source: But Now I Must Go -
Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence: The purpose of the Monolith's "trap", set for the first human to stumble upon it.
Source: Film / 2001: A Space Odyssey
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