ascendente — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ancestor noun A person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.
- ascendant adj Rising in power, influence, or status; dominant.
- forefather noun An ancestor.
- influence noun The power to affect how someone or something develops, behaves, or thinks.
Senses
ascendente is used for these senses in English:
- ancestor One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.
- ascendant Moving upward; ascending, rising.
- ascendant (astronomy) Rising towards the zenith.
- ascendant (astrology, also, figurative) The degree of the zodiac or point of the ecliptic which rises in an eastern direction above the horizon at a particular moment (especially the moment of a person's birth), which is supposed to have a commanding influence on a person's fortune and life; a horoscope.
- ascendant (genealogy) An ancestor.
- forefather An ancestor.
- influence The power to affect, control or manipulate something or someone; the ability to change the development of fluctuating things such as conduct, thoughts or decisions.
ancestor — full definition
- noun A person from whom one is descended, further back than a grandparent; a forebear.
- noun An earlier version or form of something that later developed into its modern form.
ascendant — full definition
- adj Rising in power, influence, or status; dominant.
- noun A position of dominance or commanding influence, especially in the phrase "in the ascendant."