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ascending

adjectivemasculine/feminine/ɐʃ.sẽ.ˈdẽ.tɨ/medium

as·cen·den·te

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Definitions

1Moving or directed upward; rising.
The plane was on an ascending path.
The company shows an ascending trend in profits.
syn
risingupwardclimbing
ant
descendingdownward
Common collocations
ascending motionascending lineascending order
2Related to or denoting a person from whom one is descended; an ancestor.
He is researching his ascendant lineage.
The estate was passed down through ascendant generations.
syn
ancestralforefather
ant
descendant
Common collocations
ascendant lineascendant relatives
3A position of power, influence, or dominance.
The minister's ascendant over the king was well known.
Her political party is in the ascendant.
syn
influenceswaydominance
Common collocations
to have ascendant over
Idiomatic expressions
  • in the ascendant (becoming more powerful)

Etymology

Do latim 'ascendens, -entis', particípio presente de 'ascendere' (subir).

Related words

ascenderascensãoascendênciadescendente