English to English
noun
- position or state of being dominant or in control
That idea was in the ascendant.
source: WordNet 3.0
- someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
source: WordNet 3.0
adjective satellite
- tending or directed upward
Rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage.
source: WordNet 3.0
- most powerful or important or influential
The economically ascendant class.
D-day is considered the dominating event of the war in Europe.
source: WordNet 3.0