ascendant

as·cen·dant

also as·cen·dent  (ə-sĕn′dənt)

adj.

1. Inclining or moving upward; ascending or rising.

2. Dominant in position or influence; superior.

n.

1. The position or state of being dominant or in control: a conservative policy currently in the ascendant.

2. In astrology, the point of the ecliptic or the sign of the zodiac that rises in the east at the time of a person's birth or other event.

3. An ancestor.

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ascendant

(əˈsɛndənt) or

ascendent

adj

1. proceeding upwards; rising

2. dominant, superior, or influential

3. (Botany) botany another term for ascending

n

4. rare an ancestor

5. a position or condition of dominance, superiority or control

6. (Astrology) astrology (sometimes capital)

a. a point on the ecliptic that rises on the eastern horizon at a particular moment and changes as the earth rotates on its axis

b. the sign of the zodiac containing this point

7. in the ascendant increasing in influence, prosperity, etc

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as•cend•ant

or as•cend•ent

(əˈsɛn dənt)

n.

1. a position of dominance or controlling influence; possession of power, superiority, or preeminence.

2. an ancestor; forebear.

3. the sign of the zodiac rising above the eastern horizon at the time of a birth or other event.

adj.

4. ascending.

5. superior; predominant.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ascendant - position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" ascendent ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, dominance, control - the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
	2.	ascendant - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) ancestor, antecedent, ascendent, root ancestress - a woman ancestor forbear, forebear - a person from whom you are descended forefather, sire, father - the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" foremother - a woman ancestor primogenitor, progenitor - an ancestor in the direct line relative, relation - a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"
Adj.	1.	ascendant - tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin ascendent, ascensive ascending - moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"
	2.	ascendant - most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" dominating, ascendent dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"

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ascendant

ascendent

adjective influential, controlling, ruling, powerful, commanding, supreme, superior, dominant, prevailing, authoritative, predominant, uppermost, pre-eminent Radical reformers are once more ascendant.

in the ascendant rising, increasing, growing, powerful, mounting, climbing, dominating, commanding, supreme, dominant, influential, prevailing, flourishing, ascending, up-and-coming, on the rise, uppermost, on the way up Geography, drama, art and English are in the ascendant.

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ascendant

adjective

Having preeminent significance:

dominant, predominant, prepotent, prevailing, regnant, ruling, supreme.

noun

A person from whom one is descended:

ancestor, antecedent, father, forebear, forefather, foremother, mother, parent, progenitor.

Archaic: predecessor.

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Translations

ancêtrerégnantsupérieur

ascendente

ascendant

[əˈsendənt] N to be in the ascendant → estar en auge, ir ganando predominio

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ascendant

[əˈsɛndənt] n
to be in the ascendant → monter

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ascendant

, ascendent

n to be in the ascendant (Astrol) → im Aszendenten stehen, aszendieren (spec); (fig) → im Aufstieg begriffen sein; his star is in the ascendant (fig) → sein Stern ist im Aufgehen

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ascendant

[əˈsɛndənt] n to be in the ascendant → essere in auge

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