travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope" slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill" go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware" become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death" go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly
To rise, in a figurative sense; to proceed from an inferior to a superior degree, from mean to noble objects, from particulars to generals, from modern to ancient times, from one note to another more acute, etc
If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it. Mrs Clayton had to hold Lizzie's hand as they ascended the steps Then we ascend steeply through forests of rhododendron. descend
If someone ascends to an important position, they achieve it or are appointed to it. When someone ascends a throne, they become king, queen, or pope. see also ascending
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
If one group has ascendancy over another group, it has more power or influence than the other group. Although geographically linked, the two provinces have long fought for political ascendancy = dominance. a position of power, influence, or control ascendant
If someone or something is in the ascendant, they have or are getting more power, influence, or popularity than other people or things. Radical reformers are once more in the ascendant. be in the ascendant to be or become powerful or popular. ascendent becoming more powerful or popular
The sign and degree on the cusp of the First House See Rising Sign A planet is said to be ascending when moving via the ascendant between the fourth and tenth cusps More about Ascendant
position or state of being dominant or in control; "that idea was in the ascendant" most powerful or important or influential; "the economically ascendant class"; "D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe" tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin
The degree of the zodiac which rises over the eastern horizon In early Greek astrology, this degree was called the Horoscopos, from which the word horoscope was derived Sometimes the term Ascendant is used to describe the entire sign which is rising The Ascendant is considered by most astrologers to be very significant in chart interpretation, although the specific symbolic meaning varies greatly
Also known as the First House Cusp, or Rising Sign, the Ascendant is the position of the Sun on the horizon at the minute of your birth Astrologers consider it an even stronger psychological indicator of the personality, especially as it is perceived by others
The degree of the zodiac which was rising at the birthplace when that individual was born Or, the intersection of the horizon and the ecliptic in the east On the horoscope, the horizontal line to the left designates the Ascendant and is the beginning of the 1st house
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
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
If a group of things is arranged in ascending order, each thing is bigger, greater, or more important than the thing before it. Now draw or trace ten dinosaurs in ascending order of size. see also ascend
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[ &-'send ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English ascenden Latin ascendere (“to go up, climb up to”) ad (“to”) + scandere (“to climb”); see scan, and compare descend, transcend.