From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ascendant \As*cend"ant\, Ascendent \As*cend"ent\, adjective
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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
ascendent \ascendent\ adjective
1. tending or directed upward.
Syn: ascendant, ascensive. [WordNet 1.5]
rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage. --John Ruskin [WordNet 1.5]
2. having the most important influence.
Syn: ascendant, dominating, prestigious. [WordNet 1.5]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
1. position or state of being dominant or in control. that idea was in the ascendant.
2. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent).
Syn: ancestor, ascendant, antecedent. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin [syn: {ascendant}, {ascensive}]
2: most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" [syn: {ascendant}, {dominating}]
noun
1: position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" [syn: {ascendant}]
2: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) [syn: {ancestor}, {ascendant}, {antecedent}, {root}] [ant: {descendant}]
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