1. Rising up; moving upward; ascending.
Usage: formal; literary; heraldry

Examples

• The assurgent flames reached toward the sky.
• In heraldry, an assurgent lion stands on its hind legs.
• The assurgent movement of the tide brought hope to the stranded sailors.
• The assurgent arch of the bridge dominated the landscape.
• Her assurgent spirit could not be dampened by setbacks.