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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.Sŭb'ject-iv'i-ty, n. p. 1315The state of being subjective. 2. That which is treated in a subjective manner.Sŭb'ject-măt/ter, n. p. 1315The matter or thought presented for consideration in some statement or discussion. As to the subject-matter, words are always to be understood as having a regard thereto. Blackstone.Sub-jēct'ness, n. p. 1315The state or condition of being subject; subjection. [Rare.]Sub-jee′, n. p. 1315The leaves or capsules of the Indian hemp, used for smoking and other purposes;—so called in India. Simmonds.Sub-jĕc'ti-ble, a. p. 1315Capable of being subjected. [Obs. and rare.] Bp. Taylor.Sub-join’, v. t. p. 1315To add after something else has been said or written; to annex; to append; as, to subjoin an argument or reason. Syn.—To add; annex; join; unite; coalesce. See ADD.Sŭb Jū'di-ce p. 1315Before the judge, or court; not yet decided; under judicial consideration.Sŭb'ju-gāte, v. t. p. 1315To subdue and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or absolute control of another. He subjugated a king, and called him his “vassal.”…Sŭb/ju-gā'tion, n. p. 1315The act of subjugating or bringing under the power or absolute control of another.Sŭb'ju-gā'tor, n. p. 1315One who subjugates or enslaves; a conqueror.Sub-jūnc'tion, n. p. 1315The act of subjoining, or state of being subjoined.Sub-jūnc'tive, a. p. 1315Subjoined or added to something before said or written. Subjunctive mode, or the subjunctive (Gram.), that form of a verb which expresses condition, hypothesis, contingency, and is subjoined or added…Sub-jūnc'tive, n. p. 1315(Gram.) The subjunctive mode.Sŭb-kīng'dŏm, n. p. 1315The highest division under a kingdom; a subordinate kingdom.Sŭb'la-nate, a. p. 1315(Bot.) Somewhat woolly.Sŭb'lap-sā'ri-an, a. p. 1315Of, or pertaining to, the Sublapsarians, or to their opinions.Sŭb'/lap-sā/ri-an, n. p. 1315(Eccl. Hist.) One of that class of Calvinists who consider the decree of election as contemplating the apostasy as past, and the elect as being in a fallen and guilty state; an Infralapsarian. ☞ The…Sŭb-lāp'sa-ry, a. p. 1315Sublapsarian. Johnson.Sŭb'lāte, v. t. p. 1315To take or carry away. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Sub-lā'tion, n. p. 1315The act of taking or carrying away. [Rare.] Bp. Hall.Sŭb'la-tīve, a. p. 1315Having power, or tending, to take away. [Rare.] Harris.Sŭb-lēase’, n. p. 1315(Law.) A lease by a tenant or lessee to another person; an underlease. Bouvier.Sŭb-lĕt', v. t. p. 1315To underlet; to lease, as a lessee to another person.Sŭb-le-vā'tion, n. p. 1315The act of raising on high.Sŭb'lĭ-brā'ri-an, n. p. 1315An under librarian; an assistant librarian.Sŭb'/lieu-tēn'/ant, n. p. 1315An inferior or second lieutenant.Sŭb'li-gā'tion, n. p. 1315The act of binding underneath.Sub-līm'a-ble, a. p. 1315Capable of being sublimated; capable of being raised by heat into vapor, and again condensed by cold.Sub-lim'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1316The quality of being sublimable.Sŭb'li-māte, v. t. p. 1316To bring by heat into the state of vapor, which, on cooling, returns again to the solid state. 2. To refine and exalt; to heighten; to elevate. And as his actions rose, so raise they still their…Sŭb'li-mate, n. p. 1316(Chem.) The product of a sublimation. Blue sublimate, a preparation of mercury with flowers of sulphur and sal ammoniacum, used in painting.—Corrosive sublimate, the protochloride of mercury, a…Sŭb'li-mate, a. p. 1316Brought into a state of vapor by heat, and again condensed, as solid substances.Sŭb'li-mā'tion, n. p. 1316The act of sublimating, or the state of being sublimated. 2. The act of heightening or improving; exaltation; elevation. “Religion, the perfection, refinement, and sublimation of morality.” South.Sŭb'li-ma-to-ry, a. p. 1316Used for sublimation; as, sublimatory vessels.