ascend vs go back

ascend and go back both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of ascend include date back, date from.

ascend (verb)	go back (verb)
slope upwards	regain a former condition after a financial loss
travel up	return in thought or speech to something
come up, of celestial bodies	belong to an earlier time
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