ascend vs arise

ascend and arise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ascend	No	No	Yes	No
arise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, arise is a hypernym of ascend; that is, arise is a word with a broader meaning than ascend:

Other hypernyms of ascend include come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise.

ascend (verb)	arise (verb)
slope upwards	get up and out of bed
travel up	result or issue
come up, of celestial bodies	rise to one's feet
go along towards (a river's) source	move upward
move to a better position in life or to a better job	take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils	come into existence; take on form or shape
become king or queen	originate or come into being
go back in order of genealogical succession