Definition of Ascendant

1. Noun. Position or state of being dominant or in control. "That idea was in the ascendant"

Exact synonyms: Ascendent
Generic synonyms: Ascendance, Ascendancy, Ascendence, Ascendency, Control, Dominance

2. Adjective. Tending or directed upward. "Rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"
Exact synonyms: Ascendent, Ascensive
Similar to: Ascending
Derivative terms: Ascend, Ascend, Ascend, Ascend, Ascend, Ascend

3. Noun. Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent).
Exact synonyms: Ancestor, Antecedent, Ascendent, Root
Specialized synonyms: Ancestress, Forbear, Forebear, Father, Forefather, Sire, Foremother, Primogenitor, Progenitor
Generic synonyms: Relation, Relative
Derivative terms: Ancestral, Ancestral, Antecedent
Antonyms: Descendant

4. Adjective. Most powerful or important or influential. "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe"
Exact synonyms: Ascendent, Dominating
Similar to: Dominant
Derivative terms: Ascendance, Ascendancy, Ascendence, Ascendency

Definition of Ascendant

1. n. Ascent; height; elevation.

2. a. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.

Definition of Ascendant

1. Adjective. Rising, moving upward. ¹

2. Adjective. Surpassing or controlling. ¹

3. Noun. Being in control. ¹

4. Noun. An ancestor (antonym of descendant) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ascendant

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Medical Definition of Ascendant

1. 1. Ascent; height; elevation. "Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant." (Temple) 2. The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's life and fortune. Hence the phrases To be in the ascendant, to have commanding power or influence, and Lord of the ascendant, one who has possession of such power or influence; as, to rule, for a while, lord of the ascendant. 3. Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one man has the ascendant over another. "Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a parent." (Robertson) 4. An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a progenitor; opposed to descendant. Origin: F. Ascendant, L. Ascendens; p. Pr. Of ascendere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ascendant

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ascarids
ascaris
ascaris suum
ascaron
ascaroside
ascarosides
ascarylose
ascaunt
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ascendancies
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ascendant (current term)
ascendantly
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ascendens
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ascender
ascenders
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ascendeth

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