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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Sōoth'ly, adv. p. 1259In truth; really. [Obs.] Hales.Sōoth'sāy, v. i. p. 1259To foretell; to predict. “You can not soothsay.” Shak. “Old soothsaying Glaucus' spell.” Milton.Sōoth'sāy, n. p. 1259A true saying. 2. Omen; portent. God turn the same to good soothsay. Spenser.Sōoth'sāy-er, n. p. 1259One who undertakes to foretell events; a foreteller; a prognosticator.Sōoth'sāy-ing, n. p. 1259The foretelling of events. 2. A true saying; truth. [Obs.] Chaucer.Soot'i-ness, n. p. 1259The quality of being sooty, or foul with soot; fuliginousness.Soot'ish, a. p. 1259Partaking of soot; like soot; sooty.Soot’y, a. p. 1259Producing, pertaining to, consisting of, or soiled by, soot; fuliginous; dusky; dark; dingy. “Fire of sooty coal.” Milton.Soot’y, v. t. p. 1259To black or foul with soot. [Rare.] Chapman.Sŏp, n. p. 1259Any thing steeped, or dipped and softened, in any liquid, but chiefly something thus dipped in broth or liquid food, and intended to be eaten. Sops in wine, quantity for quantity, inebriate more than…Sŏp, v. t. p. 1260To steep or dip in liquor.Sōpe, n. p. 1260The same as SOAP, q. v. [Obs.]Sōph, n. p. 1260(Eng. Universities.) A sophister; — abbreviated from sophister. See SOPHISTER. 2. (Amer. Colleges.) A sophomore; — abbreviated from sophomore.Sō'phī, n. p. 1260One of an order of religious men in Persia. See SUFI. 2. A title of the king of Persia.Sōph'ie, a. p. 1260Sōph'ie-al p. 1260Teaching wisdom. [Obs.] Harris.Sŏph'ism, n. p. 1260The doctrine or avowed mode of reasoning practiced by a sophist; hence, any fallacy designed to deceive. When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true one, then it is properly called a…Sōph'ist, n. p. 1260One of a class of men who taught eloquence, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece, and who, by their fallacious but plausible reasoning, puzzled inquirers after truth, weakened the faith of the…Sŏph'ist-er, n. p. 1260The same as SOPHIST. [Obs.] See SOPHIST. 2. (Eng. Universities.) A student who is advanced beyond the first year of his residence. ☞ The entire course at the university consists of three years and…Sōph'ist-er, v. t. p. 1260To maintain by a fallacious argument. [Obs.] Cobham.So-phĭst'ic or So-phĭst'ic-al, a. p. 1260Pertaining to a sophist, or embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound. His argument, though ingenious, is altogether sophistical. Macaulay.So-phĭst'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 1260In a sophistical manner; fallaciously. Burke.So-phĭst'ic-al-ness, n. p. 1260The state or quality of being sophistical.So-phĭst'i-cāte, v. t. p. 1260To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage; to pervert. “To sophisticate the understanding or to corrupt the feelings.” Southey. They purchase but sophisticated ware. Dryden. Syn.—To…So-phĭst'i-cate or So-phĭst'i-cā'ted, a. p. 1260Adulterated; not pure; not genuine. So truth, when only one supplied the state, Grew scarce and dear, and yet sophisticate. Dryden.So-phĭst'i-cā'tion, n. p. 1260The act of adulterating; a counterfeiting or debasing the purity of any thing by a foreign admixture; adulteration; perversion. Boyle. Quincy.So-phist'i-cā'tor, n. p. 1260One who adulterates; one who injures the purity and genuineness of any thing by foreign admixture. Whitaker.Sōph’ist-ry, n. p. 1260The art or process of reasoning; logic. [Obs.] 2. The practice of a sophist; fallacious reasoning; reasoning sound in appearance only. The juggle of sophistry consists, for the most part, in using a…Sōph'o-mōre, n. p. 1260One belonging to the second of the four classes in an American college; one next above a Freshman. ☞ This word has generally been considered as an “American barbarism,” but was probably introduced…Sŏph'/o-môr'ie or Sŏph'/o-môr'ie-al, a. p. 1260Pertaining to, or resembling, a Sophomore; inflated in style or manner. [U. S.]Sō′pite, v. t. p. 1260To lay asleep; to put to sleep; to quiet. [Obs.] “The king’s declaration for the sopiting of all Arminian heresies.” Fuller.So-pĭ'tion, n. p. 1260The state of being put to sleep; sleep; slumber. [Obs.] “Dementation and sopition of reason.” Browne.Sō'por, n. p. 1260(Med.) Profound sleep from which a person can with difficulty be roused. Dunglison.Sŏp'o-rāte, v. t. p. 1260To lay or put to sleep; to stupefy. [Obs.]Sŏp'ō-rĭf'er-oŭs, a. p. 1260Causing sleep, or tending to produce it; somniferous; soporific. Syn. — Somniferous; narcotic; opiate; anodyne.Sŏp'o-rĭf'er-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 1260In a soporiferous manner; so as to produce sleep.Sŏp/o-rĭf'er-oŭs-ness, n. p. 1260The quality of being soporiferous, or of causing sleep.Sŏp'/o-rĭf'ic, a. p. 1260Causing sleep; tending to cause sleep; soporiferous; as, the soporific virtues of opium.Sŏp'o-rif'ic, n. p. 1260A medicine, drug, plant, or other thing that has the quality of inducing sleep.Sŏp'ō-rōse or Sŏp'o-rōus, a. p. 1260Causing sleep; sleepy.Sŏp'per, n. p. 1260One who sops or dips in liquor something to be eaten.Sŏp'py, a. p. 1260Soaked or saturated with liquid or moisture. I was quite tired, and very glad when we saw Yarmouth. It looked rather spongy and soppy, I thought. Dickens.Sō'prā, n. p. 1260(Mus.) The upper or higher part. Moore.So-prä'nist, n. p. 1260(Mus.) A treble singer.So-prā'no, n. p. 1260(Mus.) The treble; the highest female voice.Sŏr'ance, n. p. 1260Soreness. [Obs. and rare.] Seldom or never complain they of any sorance in other parts of the body. Holland.Sôrb, n. p. 1260The European mountain-ash, or service-tree, and its fruit. See SERVICE-TREE. Sorb-apple, the fruit of the sorb, or service-tree.Sôr'bate, n. p. 1260(Chem.) A compound of malic or sorbic acid with a base. [Obs.] Ure.Sôr'be-fā'cient, n. p. 1260(Med.) A medicine which produces absorption.Sôr'be-fā'cient, a. p. 1260(Med.) Producing absorption.Sôrb'ent, n. p. 1260An absorbent. [Rare.] See ABSORBENT.Sôr'bet, n. p. 1260A kind of beverage; sherbet. Smollett.Sŏr'bĭe, a. p. 1260(Chem.) Pertaining to the sorbus, or service-tree. Sorbie acid. The same as MALIC ACID.Sôr'bile, a. p. 1260Fit to be drank or sipped. [Obs.]Sor-bĭ'tion, n. p. 1260The act of drinking or sipping. [Obs.]Sor-bŏn'ic-al, a. p. 1260Belonging to a Sorbonist. Bale.Sôr'bon-ĭst, n. p. 1260A doctor of the Sorbonne, or theological college, in the University of Paris, founded by Robert de Sorbonne, A.D.1250. ☞ Sorbonne is properly the name of the building, from which the theological…Sôrb'-tree, n. p. 1260The service-tree, or sorb.Sôr'cer-er, n. p. 1260A conjurer; an enchanter; a magician. The Egyptian sorcerers contended with Moses. Watts.Sôr'çer-ess, n. p. 1260A female sorcerer.