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English Dictionary: ascendent	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ascendent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ascendent adj tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin Synonym(s): ascendant, ascendent, ascensive most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" Synonym(s): ascendant, ascendent, dominating n position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" Synonym(s): ascendant, ascendent someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) Synonym(s): ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root Antonym(s): descendant, descendent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ascendant \Ascend"ant\, Ascendent* \Ascend"ent\, a. 1. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon. The constellation . . . about that time ascendant. --Browne. 2. Rising; ascending. --Ruskin. 3. Superior; surpassing; ruling. An ascendant spirit over him. --South. The ascendant community obtained a surplus of wealth. --J. S. Mill. Without some power of persuading or confuting, of defending himself against accusations, . . . no man could possibly hold an ascendent* position. --Grote.