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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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  1. 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…
  2. Sub-jĕct'ĭve-ly, adv.p. 1315In a subjective manner; in relation to the subject.
  3. Sub-jĕct'ive-ness, n.p. 1315The state of being subjective.
  4. Sub-jĕct'iv-ism, n.p. 1315Any philosophical doctrine which refers all knowledge to, and founds it upon, any subjective states; egoism.
  5. Sub-jĕct'iv-ĭst, n.p. 1315(Philos.) One who holds to subjectivism; an egoist;—called also subjectist.
  6. Sŭb'ject-iv'i-ty, n.p. 1315The state of being subjective. 2. That which is treated in a subjective manner.
  7. 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.
  8. Sub-jēct'ness, n.p. 1315The state or condition of being subject; subjection. [Rare.]
  9. Sub-jee′, n.p. 1315The leaves or capsules of the Indian hemp, used for smoking and other purposes;—so called in India. Simmonds.
  10. Sub-jĕc'ti-ble, a.p. 1315Capable of being subjected. [Obs. and rare.] Bp. Taylor.
  11. 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.
  12. Sŭb Jū'di-cep. 1315Before the judge, or court; not yet decided; under judicial consideration.
  13. 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.”…
  14. Sŭb/ju-gā'tion, n.p. 1315The act of subjugating or bringing under the power or absolute control of another.
  15. Sŭb'ju-gā'tor, n.p. 1315One who subjugates or enslaves; a conqueror.
  16. Sub-jūnc'tion, n.p. 1315The act of subjoining, or state of being subjoined.
  17. 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…
  18. Sub-jūnc'tive, n.p. 1315(Gram.) The subjunctive mode.
  19. Sŭb-kīng'dŏm, n.p. 1315The highest division under a kingdom; a subordinate kingdom.
  20. Sŭb'la-nate, a.p. 1315(Bot.) Somewhat woolly.
  21. Sŭb'lap-sā'ri-an, a.p. 1315Of, or pertaining to, the Sublapsarians, or to their opinions.
  22. 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…
  23. Sŭb-lāp'sa-ry, a.p. 1315Sublapsarian. Johnson.
  24. Sŭb'lāte, v. t.p. 1315To take or carry away. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  25. Sub-lā'tion, n.p. 1315The act of taking or carrying away. [Rare.] Bp. Hall.
  26. Sŭb'la-tīve, a.p. 1315Having power, or tending, to take away. [Rare.] Harris.
  27. Sŭb-lēase’, n.p. 1315(Law.) A lease by a tenant or lessee to another person; an underlease. Bouvier.
  28. Sŭb-lĕt', v. t.p. 1315To underlet; to lease, as a lessee to another person.
  29. Sŭb-le-vā'tion, n.p. 1315The act of raising on high.
  30. Sŭb'lĭ-brā'ri-an, n.p. 1315An under librarian; an assistant librarian.
  31. Sŭb'/lieu-tēn'/ant, n.p. 1315An inferior or second lieutenant.
  32. Sŭb'li-gā'tion, n.p. 1315The act of binding underneath.
  33. Sub-līm'a-ble, a.p. 1315Capable of being sublimated; capable of being raised by heat into vapor, and again condensed by cold.
  34. Sub-lim'a-ble-ness, n.p. 1316The quality of being sublimable.
  35. 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…
  36. 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…
  37. Sŭb'li-mate, a.p. 1316Brought into a state of vapor by heat, and again condensed, as solid substances.
  38. 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.
  39. Sŭb'li-ma-to-ry, a.p. 1316Used for sublimation; as, sublimatory vessels.
  40. Sŭb'li-ma-to-ry, n.p. 1316A vessel used for sublimation.
  41. Sub-lime', a.p. 1316Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; — in a literal or physical sense. Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared. Dryden. 2. Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; — said of persons.…
  42. Sub-lime', n.p. 1316A grand or lofty style; a style that expresses lofty conceptions. The sublime rises from the nobleness of thoughts, the magnificence of words, or the harmonious and lively turn of the phrase. Addison.
  43. Sub-lime', v. t.p. 1316To raise on high. [Obs. or rare.] 2. To bring to a state of vapor by heat, and condense again by cold; to sublimate. 3. To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify and ennoble. The sun . . . Which…
  44. Sub-lime', v. i.p. 1316To be brought or changed into a state of vapor by heat, and then condensed by cold, as a solid substance. “Particles of antimony, which will not sublime alone.” Newton.
  45. Sub-lime'ly, adv.p. 1316In a sublime manner; with elevated conceptions; loftily; as, to express one's self sublimely. In English lays, and all sublimely great, Thy Homer charms with all his ancient heat. Parnell.
  46. Sub-lime'ness, n.p. 1316The quality or condition of being sublime; sublimity.
  47. Sub-lim'i-fi-cā'tion, n.p. 1316The act of making sublime, or the state of being made sublime. Gilpin.
  48. Sub-lím'i-ty, n.p. 1316The state of being sublime; as, (a.) Elevation of place; lofty height. (b.) Nobleness of nature or character; eminence. (c.) An elevated feeling, consisting of a union of astonishment and awe, at the…
  49. Sŭb-līn′ē-ā′tion, n.p. 1316A mark of a line or lines under a word in a sentence, or under another line.
  50. Sŭb-lĭn'gual, a.p. 1316Situated under the tongue; as, sublingual glands. Coxe.
  51. Sub-lĭ'tion, n.p. 1316(Paint.) The act or process of laying the ground color under the more perfect color. Crabb.
  52. Sŭb-lĭt'to-ral, a.p. 1316Under the shore. Smart.
  53. Sŭb-lū'nar or Sŭb'lu-na-ry, a.p. 1316Situated beneath the moon; terrestrial; earthly; pertaining to this world. All things sublunary are subject to change. Dryden. All sublunary comforts imitate the changeableness, as well as feel the…
  54. Sŭb'lu-na-ry, n.p. 1316Any worldly thing. [Obs.]
  55. Sŭb'lux-ā'tion, n.p. 1316(Surg.) An incomplete or partial dislocation.
  56. Sŭb'ma-rīne', a.p. 1316Being, acting, or growing, under water in the sea; as, submarine navigators; submarine plants. Submarine telegraph. See TELEGRAPH.
  57. Sŭb′/ma-rĭne′, n.p. 1316A submarine plant or animal.
  58. Sŭb-mär'shal, n.p. 1316A subordinate or deputy marshal.
  59. Sŭb-măx′il-la-ry, a.p. 1316(Anat.) Situated under the jaw. Submaxillary glands, two salivary glands, situated, one on either side, immediately within the angle of the lower jaw.
  60. Sŭb-mē'di-al, a.p. 1316Lying under the middle.