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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Ascendant \As*cend"ant\, Ascendent \As*cend"ent\, a.
     1. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.
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              The constellation . . . about that time ascendant.
                                                    --Browne.
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     2. Rising; ascending. --Ruskin.
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     3. Superior; surpassing; ruling.
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              An ascendant spirit over him.         --South.
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              The ascendant community obtained a surplus of
              wealth.                               --J. S. Mill.
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              Without some power of persuading or confuting, of
              defending himself against accusations, . . . no man
              could possibly hold an ascendent position. --Grote.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Ascendant \As*cend"ant\, n. [F. ascendant, L. ascendens; p. pr.
     of ascendere.]
     1. Ascent; height; elevation. [R.]
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              Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant.
                                                    --Temple.
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     2. (Astrol.) 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.
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     Note: 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. --Burke.
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     3. Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one
        man has the ascendant over another.
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              Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young
              monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a
              parent.                               --Robertson.
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     4. An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees
        of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a
        progenitor; -- opposed to descendant. --Ayliffe.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Ascendant \As*cend"ant\, Ascendent \As*cend"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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Ascendant \As*cend"ant\, n. [F. ascendant, L. ascendens; p. pr.
     of ascendere.]
     1. Ascent; height; elevation. [R.]
  
              Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant.
                                                    --Temple.
  
     2. (Astrol.) 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.
  
     Note: 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. --Burke.
  
     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. --Ayliffe.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  ascendant
       adj 1: tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength
              like that of foliage"- John Ruskin [syn: ascendent,
              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: ascendent, dominating]
       n 1: position or state of being dominant or in control; "that
            idea was in the ascendant" [syn: ascendent]
       2: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote
          than a grandparent) [syn: ancestor, ascendent, antecedent,
           root] [ant: descendant]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ascendant
     Γαλλικά a.
     1 κίνηση ενός ουράνιου σώματος πάνω από τον ορίζοντας
     2 (''αστρολογία'') ωροσκόπος
     3 επιρροή, δύναμη
     4 (''συνήθως στον πληθυντικό'') πρόγονος, ανιών
     5 κλίση, τάση
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 κίνηση ενός ουράνιου σώματος πάνω από τον ορίζοντας
     2 (''αστρολογία'') ωροσκόπος
     3 επιρροή, δύναμη
     4 (''συνήθως στον πληθυντικό'') πρόγονος, ανιών
     5 κλίση, τάση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ascendant
     French a.
     (l en ascendant)
     French n.
     1 (lb fr astrology) #Noun
     2 supremacy, ascendancy
     3 (lb fr genealogy) ancestor, forefather, progenitor
     French part.p.
     (present participle of fr ascendre)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la ascendō  3 p pres actv subj)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  ascendant
     a.
     1 rising, moving upward.
     2 surpassing or controlling.
     n.
     1 Being in control; superiority, or commanding influence; ascendancy.
     2 An ancestor.
     3 (lb en usually followed by '''to''') A royal heir assuming (a place
  of power).
     4 ascent; height; elevation.
     5 (lb en astrology) 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.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  ascendant
     French a.
     (l en ascendant)
     French n.
     1 (lb fr astrology) #Noun
     2 supremacy, ascendancy
     3 (lb fr genealogy) ancestor, forefather, progenitor
     French part.p.
     (present participle of fr ascendre)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la ascendō  3 p pres actv subj)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  ascendant
     French a.
     (l en ascendant)
     French n.
     1 (lb fr astrology) #Noun
     2 supremacy, ascendancy
     3 (lb fr genealogy) ancestor, forefather, progenitor
     French part.p.
     (present participle of fr ascendre)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la ascendō  3 p pres actv subj)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ascendant
     Englanti a.
     1 nouseva
     2 hallitseva, määräävä, vallitseva
     Englanti n.
     1 (vallan t. vaikutusvallan) nousu
     2 valta-asema, ylivalta, määräävyys, hallitsevuus
     3 (yhteys astrologia horoskoopit k=en) askendentti, nouseva merkki

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/
  صاعِد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  ascendant //əˈsɛndənt// 
  1. възходящ, изгряващ, издигащ се
  Rising, moving upward
  2. господствуващ
  Surpassing or controlling

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  ascendant //əˈsɛndənt// 
  1. предшественик
  An ancestor
  2. власт, влияние
  being in control

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/
  předek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/
  praotec

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/
  nadvláda

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/
  bod ekliptiky

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/
  Aszendent 
        "be in the ascendant"  - im Aszendenten stehen, aszendieren
     Synonym: ascendent
  
   see: ascendants, ascendents
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/ 
  dominierend, vorherrschend 

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/
  
  ανερχόμενος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  ascendant //əˈsɛndənt// 
  1. nouseva, nousussa oleva
  Rising, moving upward
  2. nousussa oleva
  Surpassing or controlling

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  ascendant //əˈsɛndənt// 
  1. esi-isä
  An ancestor
  2. [[valta-asema]]ssa oleva
  being in control

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/ 
  1. उदीयमान
        "Though he is still very young his career is already on the ascendant."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/
  prevlast, uzlazni

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  ascendant /ɐsˈɛndənt/
  1. felszálló
  2. növekvô
  3. emelkedô

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

  ascendant /asɑ̃dˈɑ̃/
  diagentiad (diagentidi)

From French-Breton FreeDict Dictionary (Geriadur Tomaz) ver. 0.2.7 :   [ freedict:fra-bre ]

   (autorité) ascendant /asɑ̃dˈɑ̃/
  mestroni

From français-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-bul ]

  ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/ 
  господство 2.
  (Astrologie) Point d’intersection vers l’est, entre l’horizon et l’écliptique
   3.
  Pouvoir, influence que l'on exerce sur une autre personne grâce à une position hiérarchique ou sociale, force physique, ou stature psychologique supérieure

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  Ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/ 
  Aszendent

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/ 
  steigend
  Qui va en montant

From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-ita ]

  Ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/ 
  Ascendente

From français-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-pol ]

  Ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/ 
  Ascendent

From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-por ]

  ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/ 
  ascendente
  Qui va en montant

From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-rus ]

  Ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/ 
  Асцендент

From français-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-rus ]

  ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/ 
  растущий
  Qui va en montant

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  Ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/ 
  Ascendente

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  ascendant /a.sɑ̃.dɑ̃/ 
  ascendiente
  Qui va en montant

From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-spa ]

  ascendant /ˌɑsəndˈɑnt/ 
  ascendente

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈsɛndənt/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  152 Moby Thesaurus words for "ascendant":
     a cut above, above, absolute, ahead, anabatic, antecedent,
     ascendancy, ascending, ascensional, ascensive, at the head,
     authoritarian, authoritative, authorized, autocratic, better, boss,
     capping, chief, chosen, climbing, clothed with authority,
     commanding, competent, conquering, consequential, considerable,
     controlling, defeating, distinguished, dominance, dominant,
     domination, dominion, duly constituted, eclipsing, eminent,
     empowered, ex officio, exceeding, excellent, excelling, finer,
     flushed with success, forebear, forefather, forerunner, general,
     governing, great, greater, head, hegemonic, hegemonistic, higher,
     imperative, important, in ascendancy, in charge, in chief,
     in the ascendant, influential, leading, leaping, major, marked,
     master, masterdom, mighty, momentous, monocratic, mounting,
     of choice, official, on the throne, one up on, outstanding, over,
     overbearing, overcoming, paramount, potent, powerful, precursor,
     predecessor, predominant, predominate, preeminence, preeminent,
     prepollent, preponderance, preponderant, preponderate, prepotence,
     prepotent, prestigious, prevailing, prevalent, primogenitor,
     progenitor, prominent, puissant, rampant, ranking, rare, rearing,
     regnant, regulating, regulative, regulatory, reigning, rising,
     rivaling, ruling, saltatory, scandent, scansorial, senior,
     skyrocketing, sovereign, sovereignty, spiraling, springing,
     substantial, successful, super, superior, supreme, surpassing,
     swaying, topping, totalitarian, transcendent, transcendental,
     transcending, triumphal, triumphant, uparching, upcoming, upgoing,
     upgrade, uphill, uphillward, upper, uprising, upsloping, upward,
     upwith, vanquishing, victorious, weighty, winning
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 运星,运道,支配力;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 运星,运道,支配力,优势
     a. 上升的,占优势的

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