ascensive vs ascend

ascensive is an adjective but ascend is not an adjective.

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

ascensive (adjective)	ascend (adjective)
tending or directed upward

ascensive (verb)	ascend (verb)
	slope upwards
	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