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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'til-i-zā'tion, n. p. 1319The act of making subtile, fine, or thin. 2. (Chem.) The operation of making so volatile as to rise in steam or vapor. 3. Refinement; extreme acuteness.Sŭb'til-īze, v. t. p. 1319To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse. 2. To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize arguments. Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into savages. Burke.Sŭb'til-īze, v. i. p. 1319To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions. “In whatever manner the Papist might subtilize.” Milner.Sŭb'til-ty, n. p. 1319The state or quality of being subtile; thinness; fineness; exility; as, the subtility of air or light; the subtility of sounds. 2. Refinement; extreme acuteness. Intelligible discourses are spoiled…Sŭb'tle, a. p. 1319Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtle; — applied to persons; as, a subtle foe. 2. Cunningly devised; as, a subtle stratagem. 3. Made level or smooth by careful labor; even. [Obs. and…Sŭb'tle-ness, n. p. 1319The quality of being subtle.Sŭb'tle-ty, n. p. 1319The quality of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness. 2. Acuteness of intellect; shrewdness; nicety of discrimination.Sŭb'tly, adv. p. 1319In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly. Thou seest how subtly to detain thee I devise. Milton. 2. Nicely; delicately. In the nice bee what sense so subtly true. Pope.Sŭb-tōn'ie, n. p. 1319(Pron.) An elementary sound or element of speech having a partial vocality; a vocal or sonant consonant. Rush. 2. (Mus.) The seventh tone of the scale, or that immediately below the tonic; — called…Sub-trāct’, v. t. p. 1319To withdraw or take from the rest, as a part; to deduct; as, subtract 5 from 9, and the remainder is 4.Sub-trăct'er, n. p. 1319One who subtracts. 2. The number to be taken from a larger number; the subtrahend. [Obs.] See SUBTRAHEND.Sub-trăc'tion, n. p. 1319The act or operation of subtracting, deducting, or taking away a part. 2. (Math.) The taking of a lesser number or quantity from a greater of the same kind or denomination; an operation by which is…Sub-trăc'tive, a. p. 1319Tending or having power to subtract. 2. (Math.) Having the negative sign; preceded by the sign minus.Sŭb'tra-hēnd', n. p. 1319(Math.) The sum or number to be subtracted or taken from another.Sŭb/trans-lū'çent, a. p. 1319Imperfectly translucent.Sŭb/trans-pār'ent, a. p. 1319Imperfectly transparent.Sŭb'-trĕas'ū-ry, n. p. 1319A subordinate treasury or place of deposit, as for the income derived from various sources of revenue in different places remote from the capital of a state or nation.Sŭb-trī'fĭd, a. p. 1319(Bot.) Slightly trifid. Martyn.Sŭb/tri-hē'dral, a. p. 1319Approaching the form of a three-sided pyramid; as, the subtrihedral crown of a tooth. R. Owen.Sŭb-trĭp'le, a. p. 1320Containing a third, or one part to three.Sŭb-trĭp'li-cate, a. p. 1320(Math.) Expressed by the cube root; — said especially of ratios. Subtriplicate ratio, the ratio of the cube root; thus, the subtriplicate ratio of a to b is ∛a to ∛b, or ∛(b/a).Sub-trude', v. t. p. 1320To place under; to insert. [Rare.]Sŭb'tur-brănd, n. p. 1320(Min.) A variety of lignite.Sŭb-tū'tor, n. p. 1320An under tutor; a subordinate tutor.Sū'bū-late or Sū'bū-lā'ted, a. p. 1320(Nat. Hist.) Very narrow, and tapering gradually to a fine point from a broadish base; awl-shaped; linear.Sŭb'um-bō'nal, a. p. 1320(Conch.) Under or beneath the umbo in bivalves.Sŭb'un-dā'tion, n. p. 1320Flood; deluge. [Obs.] Huloet.Sŭb-ŭŋ'gual or Sŭb-ŭŋ'gui-al, a. p. 1320Under the nail.Sŭb'urb, n. p. 1320The region which is on the confines of any city or large town, including buildings, streets, or territory; as, a house stands in the suburbs; a garden is situated in the suburbs of London or Paris.…Sub-ŭr'ban, a. p. 1320Pertaining to, inhabiting, or being in, the suburbs of a city. Suburban villas, highway-side retreats, . . . Delight the citizen. Cooper.Sub-ŭr'ban, n. p. 1320One who dwells in the suburbs of a city.Sŭb'urb'ed, a. p. 1320Bordering on a suburb; having a suburb on its outer part. Carew.Sub-ŭr'bi-al or Sub-ŭr'bi-an, a. p. 1320The same as SUBURBAN, q. v. [Obs.] Massinger.Sub-ûr'bi-cā'ri-an or Sub-ûr'bi-ca-ry, a. p. 1320Being in the suburbs; — applied to the provinces of Italy which composed the ancient diocese of Rome. “The pope having stretched his authority beyond the bounds of his suburbicarian precincts.”…Sŭb'va-rī'e-ty, n. p. 1320A subordinate variety, or division of a variety.Sub-vēne', v. i. p. 1320To come under, or happen. A future state must need subvene to prevent the whole edifice from falling into ruin. Warburton.Sŭb'ven-tā'ne-oŭs, a. p. 1320Addle; windy. [Obs.] Browne.Sub-vĕn'tion, n. p. 1320The act of coming under. 2. The act of coming to relief; support; aid; assistance; help. [Rare.] Spenser. 3. A government aid or bounty.Sub-vẽrse', v. t. p. 1320To subvert. [Obs.] Spenser.Sub-vẽr'sion, n. p. 1320The act of overthrowing, or the state of being overthrown; entire overthrow; an overthrow of the foundation; utter ruin; as, the subversion of a government or state; the subversion of despotic power…Sub-vẽr'sion-a-ry, a. p. 1320Promoting destruction.Sub-vẽr'sĭve, a. p. 1320Tending to subvert; having a tendency to overthrow and ruin. Lying is a vice subversive of the very ends and design of conversation. Rogers.Sub-vẽrt', v. t. p. 1320To overthrow from the foundation; to overturn; to ruin utterly. This would subvert the principles of all knowledge. Locke. 2. To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to…Sub-vẽrt', v. i. p. 1320To overthrow any thing from the foundation; to be subversive. They have a power given to them like that of the evil principle, to subvert and destroy. Burke.Sub-vẽrt'er, n. p. 1320One who subverts; an overthrower.Sub-vẽrt'i-ble, a. p. 1320Capable of being subverted.Sŭb-vī'tal-īzed, a. p. 1320Imperfectly vitalized; having naturally but little vital power or energy.Sŭb-wāy', n. p. 1320An underground way. Simmonds.Sŭb-work'er, n. p. 1320A subordinate worker or helper. South.Sūc'cādes, n. pl. p. 1320Candied fruits, or those preserved in sirup; sweetmeats. [Obs. and rare.] De Foe.Sŭc'ce-dāne, n. p. 1320A succedaneum. [Obs.] Holland.Sŭc'ce-dā'ne-oŭs, a. p. 1320Pertaining to, or acting as, a succedaneum; supplying the place of something else; being, or employed as, a substitute.Sŭc'ce-dā'ne-ŭm, n. p. 1320One who succeeds to the place of another; that which is used for something else; a substitute. In lieu of me, you will have a very charming succedaneum, Lady Harriet Stanhope. H. Walpole.Suc-ceed′, v. t. p. 1320To follow in order; to take the place of; as, the king's eldest son succeeds his father on the throne. 2. To come after; to be subsequent or consequent; to follow; to pursue. Those destructive…Suc-ceed’, v. i. p. 1320To come next in order. Not another comfort like to this Succeeds in unknown fate. Shak. 2. To come in the place of another; to follow afterward. Enjoy till I return Short pleasures; for long woes are…Suc-ceed'ant, a. p. 1320(Her.) Succeeding one another; following.Suc-ceed'er, n. p. 1320One who succeeds; one who follows or comes in the place of another; a successor. [Rare.]Suc-cĕn′tor, n. p. 1320(Mus.) A person who sings the base in a concert.Sŭc'cen-tū'ri-āte, v. t. or i. p. 1320To receive recruits, or as recruits; to supply soldiers for the missing; to recruit. [Obs. or rare.]Suc-cĕss’, n. p. 1320The act of succeeding, or the state of having succeeded; the favorable or prosperous termination of any thing attempted; the attainment of a proposed object; prosperous issue. “Dreams of success and…