[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ascendent \ascendent\ n.
   1. position or state of being dominant or in control. that
      idea was in the ascendant.

   syn: ascendant.
        wordnet 1.5

   2. someone from whom you are descended but usually more
      remote that a grandparent.

   syn: ancestor, ascendant, antecedent.
        wordnet 1.5

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ascendant \ascend"ant\, ascendent \ascend"ent\, a.
   1. rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.
      1913 webster

            the constellation . . . about that time ascendant.
                                                  --browne.
      1913 webster

   2. rising; ascending. --ruskin.
      1913 webster

   3. superior; surpassing; ruling.
      1913 webster

            an ascendant spirit over him.         --south.
      1913 webster

            the ascendant community obtained a surplus of
            wealth.                               --j. s. mill.
      1913 webster

            without some power of persuading or confuting, of
            defending himself against accusations, . . . no man
            could possibly hold an ascendent position. --grote.
      1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ascendent \ascendent\ adj.
   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

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

ascendent
     adj 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
     n 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
see also:
ascendant ascensive dominating ancestor antecedent root 
descendant 

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