ascensive

əˈsɛnsɪv

Definition

Definition of ascensive - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

movement

Rare

rising or causing to rise

Rare

The ascensive balloon floated into the sky.

ascending

upward

linguistics

TECH.

augmentative or intensive in grammar

TECH.

The ascensive form of the word adds emphasis.

augmentative

intensive

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Origin of ascensive

Latin, ascendere (to climb) + -ive (suffix)

Examples of ascensive in a sentence

Her ascensive career trajectory inspired many young professionals.
The ascensive adjective modifies the noun strongly.
In some languages, ascensive forms are common.

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French:ascendant, intensif, ...
German:aufsteigend, steigernd, ...
Italian:ascendente, intensivo, ...
Spanish:ascendente, ascensivo, ...
Portuguese:ascendente, intensiva, ...
Chinese:上升的, 增强的, ...
Japanese:上昇する, 強調形の, ...
Arabic:صاعِد, تَكْثِيفِي, ...
Hebrew:עוֹלֶה, מֻגְבָּר, ...
Russian:поднимающийся, усилительный, ...
Ukrainian:підйомний, підсилювальний, ...
Hindi:उर्ध्वगामी, वृद्धिकारी, ...
Bengali:উর্ধ্বগামী, বর্ধক, ...
Catalan:ascendent, intensiu, ...
Czech:stoupající, intenzifikační, ...
Danish:opstigende, forstærkende, ...
Dutch:stijgende, versterkend, ...
Greek:ανερχόμενος, αυξητικός, ...
Hungarian:emelkedő, fokozó, ...
Khmer:កើនឡើង, បន្ថែមកម្រិត, ...
Korean:상승하는, 강조적인, ...
Persian:بالا رونده, تشدیدی, ...
Polish:wznoszący się, wzmacniający, ...
Portuguese (BR):ascendente, ascensivo, ...
Romanian:ascendent, ascensiv, ...
Swedish:stigande, intensiv, ...
Thai:ลอยขึ้น, เพิ่มความเข้มข้น, ...
Turkish:yükselen, artırıcı, ...
Vietnamese:đang bay lên, tăng cường, ...

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