ascend vs go up

ascend and go up both are verbs.

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

As verbs, ascend and go up are synonyms defined as:

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

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

ascend (verb)	go up (verb)
slope upwards	increase in value or to a higher point
travel up	burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire
come up, of celestial bodies	move upward
go along towards (a river's) source	go upward with gradual or continuous progress
move to a better position in life or to a better job	be erected, built, or constructed
appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils	move towards
become king or queen	travel up
go back in order of genealogical succession