单词 | assurgent |
释义 | assurgentadj.n. A. adj. 1. Rising, ascending; in Botany rising obliquely. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having upward direction > extending upwards uptrailedc1440 assurgent1578 heaven-pointing1823 uplong1875 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man i. f. 12 By..which assurgent line, this present bone is..deuided. 1758 R. Pultney in Philos. Trans. 1757 (Royal Soc.) 50 66 The antheræ are thick and assurgent. 1848 J. D. Dana U.S. Exploring Exped.: Zoophytes (new ed.) 195 Animals..with the sides expanded, explanate, and assurgent. 2. Seeking ascendancy, aggressive. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > aspiration or ambition > [adjective] > ambitious affectioneda1533 aspiring1577 ambitious1589 affectionate1598 emulous1609 endfulla1644 ambient1647 towering1665 towery1731 assurgent1881 1881 Times 29 Apr. A rich..and assurgent priesthood. B. n. He who or that which rises up. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > [noun] > one who or that which ariser1382 risera1500 mounter1581 ascendant1593 ascender1623 assurgent1791 soarer1852 1791 E. Darwin Bot. Garden: Pt. I i. 109 Emerging from infernal night, The bright Assurgent rises into light. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.n.1578 |
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