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ascensive

/əˈsɛnsɪv/

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See ascend.

adjective more ascensive · most ascensive

Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise. 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
Augmentative; intensive. […] 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.

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@misc{ascensive_2026,
  title = {ascensive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ascensive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}