adjective. tending or directed upward.

adjective. having the most important influence.

noun. position or state of being dominant or in control.

noun. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote that a grandparent).

adjective. Upward in direction or proclivity.

noun. A person from whom one is descended.

noun. A position of power or control.

adjective. most powerful or important or influential

adjective. tending or directed upward

noun. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

noun. position or state of being dominant or in control

"In many cases, they're arguing that a cultural trend is becoming true, or is about to become true, and the reality is that asserting that these trends are ascendent actually helps them come true."

ascending  dominant  

ascendance  ascendancy  ascendence  ascendency  control  

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ancestor  antecedent  ascendant  ascensive  dominating