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
Take off is a synonym for ascend in go up topic. In some cases you can use "Take off" instead a verb "Ascend", when it comes to topics like levitate, float up.
Take off
Take off verb - To leave a place often for another.
Both terms in one sentence
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Video Game Flight: You gain access to the Levitator which allows you to fly anywhere... but you can only take off from special pads, and your fuel decreases rapidly every time you ascend.
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Apparently subverted then inverted quite neatly in Batman, when the Joker makes hostage Vicki Vale take off her high heels to subvert this as they both ascend to the eventual Climbing Climax at the top of the very, very tall Gotham Cathedral.
Source: Broken Heel -
Video Game Flight In Going Commando, you gain access to the Levitator which allows you to fly anywhere... but you can only take off from special pads, and your fuel decreases rapidly every time you ascend.
Source: Franchise / Ratchet & Clank
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