ascendency

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{n} superiority, influence, power
Governing or controlling influence; domination; power
{i} superiority, supremacy; domination, control; ancestry
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"
Alternative spelling of ascendancy
ascend
To move upward, to fly, to soar

He ascended to heaven upon a cloud.

ascend
To succeed

She ascended to the thrown when her mother abdicated.

ascend
To slope in an upward direction

The road ascends the mountain.

ascend
To go up

You ascend the stairs and take a right.

ascendancy
Supremacy; superiority; dominant control; the quality of being in the ascendant
ascendancy
The process or period of one's ascent

This was a key moment in Caesar's ascendancy.

ascendancy
dominance
ascend
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
ascend
go up
ascend
{v} to go up, rise, recur back in time
ascend
go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly
ascend
to climb; go, come or move from a lover to a higher level

Often formal usage.

ascend
v To go up Climbers ascend a route to get to the top
ascend
{f} climb, go up; rise up
ascend
as, our inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity; to ascend to our first progenitor
ascend
If a staircase or path ascends, it leads up to a higher position. descend
ascend
To go up, to fly, to soar
ascend
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
ascend
become king or queen; "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"
ascend
travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"
ascend
If something ascends, it moves up, usually vertically or into the air. Keep the drill steady while it ascends and descends descend
ascend
come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled "; "Jupiter ascends"
ascend
go along towards (a river's) source; "The boat ascended the Delaware"
ascend
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ascend
go back in order of genealogical succession; "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"
ascend
slope upwards; "The path ascended to the top of the hill"
ascend
To go or move upward upon or along; to climb; to mount; to go up the top of; as, to ascend a hill, a ladder, a tree, a river, a throne
ascend
vt menaiki (naik)
ascend
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
ascend
To move upward; to mount; to go up; to rise; opposed to descend
ascend
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
ascendance
ascendancy; superiority
ascendance
Same as Ascendency
ascendance
{i} superiority, supremacy; domination, control; ancestry
ascendance
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"
ascendancy
Same as Ascendency
ascendancy
{i} superiority, supremacy; domination, control; ancestry
ascendancy
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"
ascendancy
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
ascendency

    Hyphenation

    as·cend·en·cy

    Turkish pronunciation

    ısendınsi

    Pronunciation

    /əˈsendənsē/ /əˈsɛndənsiː/
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