ascend vs locomote

ascend and locomote both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of ascend include go, move, travel.

ascend (verb)	locomote (verb)
slope upwards	change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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