ascendent

An archaic or rare adjective meaning rising or increasing in power, influence, or importance; often used in astrological contexts to describe a sign rising on the eastern horizon.

• 🌐صفة تعني الصاعد أو المتزايد في السلطة أو النفوذ أو الأهمية؛ وتُستخدم في السياق الفلكي للإشارة إلى البرج الطالع في الأفق الشرقي.

1. Dominant or in control C1 formal

   Being in a position of power, influence, or control over others.

   • The political party is currently in the ascendent.
   • Her influence in the company is clearly ascendent.
   • The ascendent power in the region shifted after the treaty.

   🌐المسيطر

   المرادفات: authoritativecommandingcontrollingdominantpowerfulpredominantrulingsuperior

   الأضداد: dependentinferiorpowerlesssubjugatedsubmissivesubordinatesubservientweak

2. Ancestor C2 formal

   A person from whom one is descended, typically more remote than a grandparent.

   • He traced his family tree back to an ascendent from the 18th century.
   • The ascendent of the clan was a famous warrior.
   • Many ascendent figures in her lineage were farmers.

   🌐سَلَف

   المرادفات: ancestorantecedentforebearforefatherprogenitor

   الأضداد: descendantoffspringprogeny

3. Rising or moving upward C1 formal

   Tending or directed upward; moving in an upward direction.

   • The ascendent path led to the mountain peak.
   • The balloon took an ascendent trajectory into the sky.
   • The ascendent curve of the graph indicates growth.

   🌐صاعد

   المرادفات: ascendingclimbingmountingrisingsoaringupward

   الأضداد: descendentdescendingdownwardfalling

4. Most powerful or influential C1 formal

   Being the most powerful, important, or influential in a particular context.

   • She is the ascendent figure in the field of neuroscience.
   • The ascendent nation dominated trade routes.
   • His ascendent position in the company was undisputed.

   🌐المُهَيْمِن

   المرادفات: chiefdominantforemostleadingparamountpredominantpreeminentprincipalrulingsupreme

   الأضداد: inferiorminorsubordinate

A noun referring to a position of dominance, control, or influence; also used to denote a person from whom one is descended, typically more remote than a grandparent.

• 🌐اسم يدل على وضع الهيمنة أو السيطرة أو النفوذ، ويُستعمل أيضًا للإشارة إلى السلف أو الجد الأعلى، عادةً أبعد من الجد أو الجدة.

1. Dominant position C1 formal

   A position or state of being dominant, in control, or having the most influence.

   • The political party is currently in the ascendent.
   • Her ideas are gaining ascendent in the scientific community.
   • The company's ascendent in the market was undeniable.

   🌐الموقع المهيمن

   المرادفات: ascendancyauthoritycommandcontroldominanceinfluencemasterypowerpredominancesupremacy

   الأضداد: declinefallinferioritysubordination

2. Ancestor C2 formal

   A person from whom one is descended, typically more remote than a grandparent.

   • He traced his lineage back to a notable ascendent.
   • The family's ascendent came from a long line of scholars.
   • She researched her ascendent in the historical archives.

   🌐سَلَف

   المرادفات: ancestorforebearforefatherprogenitor

   الأضداد: descendant

3. Upward direction C2 formal

   Tending or directed upward; rising.

   • The ascendent path led to the mountain peak.
   • The ascendent movement of the balloon was slow.
   • He observed the ascendent trajectory of the rocket.

   🌐الاتجاه الصاعد

   المرادفات: ascendingclimbingmountingrisingsoaringupward

   الأضداد: descendentfalling

4. Most powerful or influential C1 formal

   Being the most powerful, important, or influential in a particular context.

   • She is the ascendent figure in the field of genetics.
   • The ascendent nation dominated the region for decades.
   • His ascendent role in the project was crucial to its success.

   🌐المُتَسَلِّط

   المرادفات: ascendancydominancehegemonymasteryparamountcypredominancepreeminencesovereigntysupremacysway

   الأضداد: inferiorminorsubordinate