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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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Sū'per-strŭc'tion, n. p. 1329The act of superstructing, or building upon. 2. That which is superstructed, or built upon some foundation; an edifice; a superstructure. My own profession hath taught me not to erect new…Sū'per-strūct'īve, a. p. 1329Built or erected on something else. Hammond.Sū′per-strūet′ūre, n. p. 1329Any material structure or edifice built on something else; especially, the building raised on a foundation. 2. Any thing erected on a foundation or basis; as, in education, we begin with teaching…Sū'per-sub-stăn'/tial, a. p. 1329More than substantial; being more than substance.Sū'per-sūbt'le, a. p. 1329Exceedingly subtle; over-subtle. Shak.Sū'per-sŭl'phate, n. p. 1329(Chem.) A sulphate with a greater number of equivalents of acid than base.Sū'per-sŭl'phu-rēt'ed, a. p. 1329Consisting of a greater number of equivalents of sulphur than of the base with which the sulphur is combined. Aikin.Sū'per-tēm'po-ral, n. p. 1329That which is more than temporal; that which is eternal. [Rare.] Cudworth.Sū'per-ter-rēne', a. p. 1329Being above ground, or above the earth. [Rare.]Sū'per-ter-rēs'tri-al, a. p. 1329Being above the earth, or above what belongs to the earth. Buckminster.Sū'per-tōn'ic, n. p. 1329(Mus.) The note next above the key-note. Busby.Sū'per-trāg'ic-al, a. p. 1329Tragical to excess.Sū'per-va-cā'ne-oŭs, a. p. 1329Serving no purpose; superfluous; unnecessary; needless. [Obs. and rare.] Howell.Sū'per-va-cā'ne-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 1329Needlessly. [Obs.]Sū'per-va-cā'ne-oŭs-ness, n. p. 1329Needlessness. [Obs. and rare.] Bailey.Sū′per-vēne′, v. i. p. 1329To come upon as something extraneous; to occur with reference or relation to something else; to take place; to happen. Such a mutual gravitation can never supervene to matter unless impressed by…Sū'per-vĕn'ient, a. p. 1329Coming upon as something additional or extraneous. That branch of belief was in him supervenient to Christian practice. Hammond. Divorces can be granted, a mensa et toro, only for supervenient…Sū'per-vĕn'tion, n. p. 1329The act of supervening.Sū'per-vīs'al, n. p. 1329The act of supervising; supervision.Sū'per-vīse', v. t. p. 1329To oversee for direction; to superintend; to inspect; as, to supervise the press for correction. 2. To look over so as to read; to peruse. [Obs.]Sū'per-vīse', n. p. 1329Inspection. [Obs.] Shak.Sū'per-vĭs'ion, n. p. 1329The act of overseeing; inspection; superintendence.Sū'per-vĭs'or, n. p. 1329One who supervises; an overseer; an inspector; a superintendent; as, the supervisor of a pamphlet. 2. A spectator; a looker-on. [Obs.] Shak.Sū'per-vī'so-ry, a. p. 1329Pertaining to, or having, supervision.Sū'per-vīve', v. t. p. 1329To live beyond; to outlive; to survive; as, the soul will supervive all the revolutions of nature. [Obs.] Clarke.Sū/per-vo-lū'te', a. p. 1329(Bot.) Having a plaited and convolute arrangement in the bud. Gray.Sū'pi-nā'tion, n. p. 1329The act of lying, or state of being laid, with the face upward. 2. The act of turning the palm of the hand upward, or the position of the hand with the palm upward.Sū′/pi-nā′/tor, n. p. 1329(Anat.) A muscle that turns the palm of the hand upward.Sū'pine, n. p. 1329(Gram.) A verbal noun; or (according to C. F. Becker), a case of the infinitive mood ending, in Latin, in um and u, that in um being sometimes called the former supine, and that in u the latter…Su-pīne′, a. p. 1329Lying on the back, or with the face upward; — opposed to prone. 2. Leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun. If the vine On rising ground be placed on hills supine. Dryden. 3.…Su-pīne'ly, adv. p. 1329In a supine manner; carelessly; indolently; drowsily; in a heedless, thoughtless state. “Who on beds of sin supinely lie.” Sandys.Su-pīne'ness, n. p. 1329The state of being supine; indolence; drowsiness; heedlessness.Su-pīn'i-ty, n. p. 1329Supineness. [Obs. and rare.] “The supinity of elder days hath left so much in silence.” Browne.Sŭp'page, n. p. 1329What may be supped; pottage. [Obs.] Hooker.Sŭp'pal-pā'tion, n. p. 1329The act of enticing by soft words. [Obs. and rare.] Bp. Hall.Sup-păr'a-si-tā'tion, n. p. 1329The act of flattering merely to gain favor. [Obs. and rare.] Bp. Hall.Sup-pār'a-site, v. t. p. 1329To flatter; to cajole. [Obs. and rare.] Clarke.Sup-pawn', n. p. 1329See SUPAWN.Sŭp'pe-dā'ne-oŭs, a. p. 1329Being under the feet. [Obs.] Browne.Sup-pēd'i-tāte, v. t. p. 1329To supply; to furnish. [Obs.] Hammond.Sup-pĕd'i-tā'tion, n. p. 1329Supply; aid afforded. [Obs.] Bacon.Sŭp'per, n. p. 1329That which is supped; a meal taken at the close of the day. ☞ Lord's supper, the memorial sacrament of the communion; the eucharist.Sūp'per, v. i. p. 1329To take supper; to sup. [Rare.]Sŭp'per-less, a. p. 1329Wanting supper; being without supper; as, to go supperless to bed.Sūp'ping, n. p. 1329The act of one who sups; the act of taking supper. 2. That which is supped; a sop.Sup-plāce', v. t. p. 1329To put in the place of; to supplant. [Very rare.] Bascom.Sup-plant’, v. t. p. 1329To trip up the heels of. [Obs. and rare.] “Supplanted, down he fell.” Milton. 2. To remove or displace by stratagem; or to displace and take the place of; as, a rival supplants another in the…Sŭp'plan-tā'tion, n. p. 1329The act of supplanting. “Habitual supplantation of immediate selfishness.” Coleridge.Sup-plänt'er, n. p. 1329One who supplants.Sŭp'ple, a. p. 1329Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple fingers. 2. Yielding; compliant; not obstinate. If punishment makes not the will supple, it hardens the offender. Locke. 3. Bending to the…Sŭp'ple, v. t. p. 1329To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple leather. 2. To make compliant or submissive. “A mother persisting till she had suppled the will of her daughter.” Locke. They should supple…Sŭp'ple, v. i. p. 1329To become soft and pliant. “The stones . . . supplied into softness.” Dryden.Sŭp'ple-chapped, a. p. 1329Having a limber tongue; oily. “A supple-chapped flatterer.” Marston.Sūp'ple-jăck, n. p. 1329A flexible kind of walking-cane made from a plant (Rhamnus volubilis) of South America. Simmonds. He was in form and spirit like a supple-jack; . . . yielding, but tough; though he bent, he never…Sŭp'ple-ly, adv. p. 1329In a supple manner; softly; pliantly; mildly.Sŭp'plē-ment, n. p. 1329That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply. [Obs.] Chapman. 2. That which fills up or completes something already organized, arranged, or set apart; specifically, something…Sŭp'plē-ment, v. t. p. 1330To fill up or supply by additions; to add to. Causes of one kind must be supplemented by bringing to bear upon them a causation of another kind. I. Taylor.Sŭp'plē-mĕnt'al or Sŭp'plē-mĕnt'a-ry, a. p. 1330Added to supply what is wanted; additional; as, a supplemental law. Supplemental bill (Equity), a bill filed in addition to an original bill to supply some defect in the latter, which can not be…Sŭp'ple-ness, n. p. 1330The quality of being supple, or easily bent; as, the suppleness of the joints. 2. Readiness of compliance; the quality of easily yielding; facility; as, the suppleness of the will. Syn. — Pliancy…Sŭp’plē-tīve or Sŭp’plē-to-ry, a. p. 1330Supplying deficiencies; as, a suppletory oath. Blackstone.