The difference between Ascend and Plummet
When used as verbs, ascend means to move upward, to fly, to soar, whereas plummet means to drop swiftly, in a direct manner.
Plummet is also noun with the meaning: a piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line.
check bellow for the other definitions of Ascend and Plummet
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Ascend as a verb (intransitive):
To move upward, to fly, to soar.
Examples:
"He ascended to heaven upon a cloud."
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Ascend as a verb (intransitive):
To slope in an upward direction.
Examples:
"The road ascends the mountain."
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Ascend as a verb (transitive):
To go up.
Examples:
"You ascend the stairs and take a right."
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Ascend as a verb (transitive):
To succeed.
Examples:
"She ascended the throne when her mother abdicated."
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Ascend as a verb (figurative):
To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.
Examples:
"Our inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity."
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Plummet as a noun (archaic):
A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line
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Plummet as a noun (archaic):
Hence, any weight
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Plummet as a noun (archaic):
A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing (that is, to mark with rules, with lines)
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Plummet as a noun:
A plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line
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Plummet as a noun:
Violent or dramatic fall
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Plummet as a noun (figuratively):
A decline; a fall; a drop
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Plummet as a verb (intransitive):
To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
Examples:
"After its ascent, the arrow plummeted to earth."