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Webster 1913 Edition
Ascendent
{
As-cend′ant
,As-cend′ent
, }Adj.
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.
An undisputed
ascendency
. Macaulay.
Custom has an
ascendency
over the understanding. Watts.
Syn. – Control; authority; influence; sway; dominion; prevalence; domination; dominance; ascendance; ascendence.