Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

ascendent

· IPA

01 adj. tending or directed upward.

1.
tending or directed upward.
“rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage.” — John Ruskin
2.
having the most important influence.

Syn. ascendant, ascensive. — Syn. -- ascendant, dominating, prestigious.

02 n. position or state of being dominant or in control.

1.
position or state of being dominant or in control.
2.
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent).

Syn. ascendant. — Syn. -- ancestor, ascendant, antecedent.