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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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Sub-dū'a-ble, a. p. 1314Capable of being subdued. [Rare.] Ward.Sub-dū'al, n. p. 1314The act of subduing. [Rare.] Warburton.Sub-dū'ce' or Sub-dūct', v. t. p. 1314To withdraw; to take away. Or from my side subducting, took, perhaps, More than enough. Milton. 2. To subtract by arithmetical operation. If, out of that infinite multitude of antecedent generations…Sub-dūc'tion, n. p. 1314The act of subducting, taking away, or withdrawing. Bp. Hall. 2. Arithmetical subtraction. Hale.Sub-dūe', v. t. p. 1314To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to reduce under dominion. I will subdue all thine enemies. 1 Chron. xvii. 10. 2. To…Sub-dūe'ment, n. p. 1314Conquest. [Obs.] Shak.Sub-dū'er, n. p. 1314One who, or that which, conquers and brings into subjection; a tamer.Sŭb-dŭl'çid, a. p. 1314Sweet in some degree; sweetish. [Rare.]Sūb'du-ple, a. p. 1314Indicating one part of two; in the ratio of one to two. Subduple ratio, the ratio of 1 to 2: thus 3:6 is a subduple ratio, as 6:3 is a duple ratio.Sub-dū'pli-cate, a. p. 1314(Math.) Expressed by the square root; — said of ratios. Subduplicate ratio, the ratio of the square roots, or the square root of a ratio; thus, the subduplicate ratio of a to b is √a to √b, or √(b/a).Sŭb-ĕd'it-or, n. p. 1314An assistant editor, as of a periodical or journal. Simmonds.Sŭb'e-lŏn'gate, a. p. 1314Not fully elongated; somewhat elongated.Sŭb-ē'qual, a. p. 1314Nearly equal.Sū'ber-ate, n. p. 1314(Chem.) A salt formed by the combination of suberic acid with a base.Su-bēr'e-oŭs, a. p. 1314Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of, cork; suberose.Su-bē'rĭc, a. p. 1314(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or extracted from cork; as, suberic acid.Sū'ber-ine, n. p. 1314The cellular tissue of cork, freed from the ordinary contents of its cells, and so called because suberic acid is produced from it.Sūb'e-rōse', a. p. 1315(Bot.) Having the appearance of being gnawed; appearing as if partially eaten or gnawed.Sū'b'er-ōse' or Sū'b'er-oŭs, a. p. 1315Of the nature of cork; cork-like.Sŭb'făm-i-ly, n. p. 1315(Nat. Hist.) A subordinate family; a division of a family.Sŭb-fī'broŭs, a. p. 1315Somewhat fibrous.Sŭb-fŏs'sil, a. p. 1315Containing few fossils, or containing bones but partially fossilized; as, subfossil strata.Sŭb-fūse′ or Sŭb-fūs′eous, a. p. 1315Duskish; moderately dark; brownish; tawny. [Rare.] Tatler.Sŭb'gĕ-lăt'i-noŭs, a. p. 1315Imperfectly or partially gelatinous.Sŭb/gĕ-nēr'ic, a. p. 1315Of, or pertaining to, a subgenus.Sŭb'gĕ'nus, n. p. 1315(Nat. Hist.) A subdivision of a genus, comprehending one or more species.Sŭb-glā'cial, a. p. 1315Pertaining or belonging to the under side of a glacier; being under glaciers or a glacier; as, subglacial streams.Sŭb'glō-bōse', a. p. 1315Not quite globose.Sŭb-glŏb'ū-lar, a. p. 1315Having a form approaching to globular.Sŭb'glu-mā'ceoŭs, a. p. 1315Somewhat glumaceous.Sŭb'-gŏv'ern-or, n. p. 1315A subordinate or assistant governor.Sŭb-grăn'ū-lar, a. p. 1315Somewhat granular.Sŭb'has-tā'tion, n. p. 1315A public sale or auction. Burnet.Sŭb'/horn-blĕnd'ic, a. p. 1315Of or relating to rocks containing disseminated hornblende; containing hornblende in a scattered state.Sŭb-hū'mer-āte, v. t. p. 1315To place the shoulders under; to bear or support upon the shoulder. [Obs.] Nothing surer ties a friend than freely to subhumerate the burden which was his. Feltham.Sŭb-ĭn'cū-sā'tion, n. p. 1315A slight charge or accusation. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Sŭb-in’di-cāte, v. t. p. 1315To indicate by signs; also, to indicate in a less degree. [Rare.]Sŭb-in'di-cā'tion, n. p. 1315The act of indicating by signs. Barrow.Sŭb'/in-dūçe', v. t. p. 1315To insinuate; to offer indirectly. [Obs.] Sir E. Dering.Sŭb/in fĕr’, v. t. & i. p. 1315To infer from an inference already made.— [Obs.]Sŭb'in/feū-dā'tion, n. p. 1315(Law.) (a.) The granting of lands by inferior lords to their dependents, to be held by themselves by feudal tenure. Craig. (b.) Under tenancy. The widow is immediate tenant to the heir, by a kind of…Sŭb-in'flam-mā'tion, n. p. 1315A mild degree of inflammation. Dunglison.Sŭb'in-grĕs'sion, n. p. 1315Secret entrance. [Obs.] Boyle.Sŭb-ī'o-dide, n. p. 1315(Chem.) A haloid subsalt containing proportionally less iodine than the iodide; —called also diniodide. See SUB.Sŭb'i-tāne, n. p. 1315That which happens suddenly; a sudden occurrence; a sudden. [Obs.] Milton.Sŭb'-i-tā'ne-oŭs, a. p. 1315Sudden; hasty. [Obs.] Bullokar.Sūb'i-tā'ne-oŭs-ness, n. p. 1315The state or quality of being subitaneous; suddenness. [Obs.]Sŭb'i-ta-ny, a. p. 1315Sudden. [Obs.]Sū'b'i-to, adv. p. 1315(Mus.) In haste; quickly; rapidly.Sūb-jā'cent, a. p. 1315Lying under or below. 2. Being in a lower situation, though not directly beneath.Sŭb'ject, a. p. 1315Placed or situate under. The eastern tower, Whose height commands, as subject, all the vale, To see the fight. Shak. 2. Placed under the power and dominion of another; as, Jamaica is subject to Great…Sŭb'ject, n. p. 1315That which is placed under the authority, dominion, or influence of something else. 2. Especially, one who is brought under the authority of a ruler; one who owes allegiance to a sovereign, and is…Sub-jĕct', v. t. p. 1315To bring under the control, power, dominion, or action of; to subdue; to enslave. Firmness of mind that subjects every gratification of sense to the rule of right reason. Middleton. In one short view…Sub-jĕc'tion, n. p. 1315Act of subjecting; act of bringing under the dominion of another. “The conquest of the kingdom, and the subjection of the rebels.” Hale. 2. The state of being subject, or under the power, control…Sŭb'ject-ĭst, n. p. 1315The same as SUBJECTIVIST, q. v.Sub-jĕct'ĭve, a. p. 1315Of, or pertaining to, a subject. 2. Especially, pertaining to, or derived from, one's own consciousness, in distinction from external observation; relating to the mind, or intellectual world, in…Sub-jĕct'ĭve-ly, adv. p. 1315In a subjective manner; in relation to the subject.Sub-jĕct'ive-ness, n. p. 1315The state of being subjective.Sub-jĕct'iv-ism, n. p. 1315Any philosophical doctrine which refers all knowledge to, and founds it upon, any subjective states; egoism.Sub-jĕct'iv-ĭst, n. p. 1315(Philos.) One who holds to subjectivism; an egoist;—called also subjectist.