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assurgent

/əˈsɜːr.dʒənt/

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adjective

/əˈsɜːr.dʒənt/formalobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее прилагательное, означающее восходящий или стремящийся подняться, часто используемое в геральдике или поэтическом контексте.

An obsolete adjective meaning rising or tending to rise, often used in heraldry or poetic contexts.

  1. Rising from the seaC2formal

    Emerging or ascending from the water, often used in poetic or descriptive contexts.

    ruВосходящий из моря

    • The assurgent cliffs loomed over the crashing waves.
    • An assurgent island appeared on the horizon.
    • The assurgent form of the whale broke the surface.

    Synonymsascendingemergentemergingrisingsurfacing

    Antonymsdescendingsinkingsubsiding

  2. Growing or extending upwardC2formal

    Having a tendency to rise or grow in an upward direction, especially in botany.

    ruВосходящий

    • The assurgent stems of the plant reached toward the sunlight.
    • Botanists noted the assurgent habit of the new species.
    • The assurgent branches formed a natural canopy.

    Synonymsascendingrisingupward

    Antonymsdescendingdownwardpendentprocumbentprostratereflexed