scend vs go up

scend and go up both are verbs.

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

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

scend: rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave
go up: move upward

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

scend (verb)	go up (verb)
rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave	increase in value or to a higher point
	burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire
	move upward
	go upward with gradual or continuous progress
	be erected, built, or constructed
	move towards
	travel up