Ascensive
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈsɛnsɪv/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Ascensive is an adjective meaning Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise.
Meaning
Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise.
More Meanings
- (grammar) Augmentative; intensive.
Example Sentences
[…] it seems, however, highly probable that this is due rather to non-observance of the true ascensive force of the particle than to any real absence in the original MSS.
1840-1845, Richard Owen, Odontography Had I been guided in this ascensive survey of the dental system by the general perfection of the species , I must have ended with that of Man
Synonyms for ascensive
Depending on context, synonyms include ascendent, ascendant.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ascendant, ascending, ascendent, rising, surgent, soaring.
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