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Ascendent   Listen
noun
ascendent  n.  
1.
Position or state of being dominant or in control. "That idea was in the ascendant".
Synonyms: ascendant.
2.
Someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent).
Synonyms: ancestor, ascendant, antecedent.





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"Ascendent" Quotes from Famous Books



... was subsequently knighted by James, in 1603, and employed in diplomatic trusts. His appointment as treasurer gave great satisfaction to the colony; for free principles were now, under his auspices, in the ascendent. His name is spelled sometimes "Sandis," ...
— The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 • Various
... "Rupert, as you will notice, knows me well, and I never thought that one time you would ride him. Poor Geoffrey! I cannot forget him. And now your uncle owns the mine my father hoped so much from. The star of Fairmead is in the ascendent and that of Carrington ...
— Lorimer of the Northwest • Harold Bindloss
... thing as to hope. In Piers Otway's case, the temper which defies discouragement existed together with the intellect which ever tends to discourage, with the mind which probes appearances, makes war upon illusions. Hence his oft varying moods, as the one or the other part of him became ascendent. Hence his fervours of idealism, and the habit of destructive criticism which seemed inconsistent with them. Hence his ardent ambitions, and his appearance of plodding mediocrity ...
— The Crown of Life • George Gissing


Words linked to "Ascendent" :   dominating, ascend, ascendence, forefather, control, antecedent, root, relative, forbear, primogenitor, ascending, dominance, ascendant, ascendency, ancestress, descendant, ascensive, father, ancestor, dominant, sire, progenitor, ascendancy, ascendance


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