ascend vs date back

ascend and date back both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ascend	No	No	Yes	No
date back	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of ascend include date from, go back.

ascend (verb)	date back (verb)
slope upwards	belong to an earlier time
travel up
come up, of celestial bodies
go along towards (a river's) source
move to a better position in life or to a better job
appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils
become king or queen
go back in order of genealogical succession