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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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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.Sūp'plē-to-ry, n. p. 1330That which is to supply what is wanted. “Invent suppletories to excuse an evil man.” B. Taylor.Sup-plī'al, n. p. 1330The act of supplying. [Obs.]Sūp'pli-ance, n. p. 1330The act of supplying; assistance. “Which ever at command of Jove was by my suppliance given.” Chapman. 2. The act of supplication; entreaty. “When Greece her knee in suppliance bent.” Halleck.Sūp'pli-ant, a. p. 1330Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating. The rich grow suppliant, and the poor grow proud. Dryden. 2. Manifesting entreaty; expressive of humble supplication. To bow…Sūp'pli-ant, n. p. 1330A humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively. Despair not of his final pardon, Whose ear is ever open, and his eye Gracious to re-admit the suppliant. Milton.Sūp'pli-ant-ly, adv. p. 1330In a suppliant or submissive manner.Sŭp'pli-ant-ness, n. p. 1330The state of being suppliant.Sūp'pli-can-çy, n. p. 1330The act of supplicating; supplication. [Rare.] Gordon.Sūp'pli-cant, a. p. 1330Entreating; asking submissively. [Rare.] Bp. Bull.Sūp'pli-cant, n. p. 1330One who supplicates; a petitioner who asks earnestly and submissively. The wise supplicant left the event to God. Rogers.Sŭp'pli-cant-ly, adv. p. 1330In the manner of a supplicant.Sŭp'pli-căt, n. p. 1330(Eng. Universities.) A petition; especially, a written application with a certificate that the requisite conditions have been complied with.Sŭp'pli-cāte, v. t. p. 1330To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; as, to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel. 2. To address in prayer; as, to supplicate the throne of grace. Syn. — To beseech…Sŭp'pli-cāte, v. i. p. 1330To petition with earnestness and submission; to implore. A man can not brook to supplicate or beg. Bacon.Sŭp'pli-cā'ting-ly, adv. p. 1330In a supplicating manner; by way of supplication.Sūp'plī-cā'tion, n. p. 1330The act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer in worship. 2. Humble petition; earnest request; entreaty. 3. (Rom. Antiq.) A religious solemnity observed in consequence of some military success…Sūp'plī-cā'tor, n. p. 1330One who supplicates.Sūp'pli-ca-to-ry, a. p. 1330Containing supplication; humble; submissive.Sup-plī'er, n. p. 1330One who supplies.Sup-ply′, v. t. p. 1330To fill up, as any deficiency happens; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford or furnish a sufficiency for; as, to supply the poor with bread and clothing; to supply the treasury with money. 2. To…Sup-ply′, n. p. 1330That which supplies a want; sufficiency of things for use or want. 2. Especially, the food, and the like, which meets the daily necessities of an army or other large body of men; store; — used…Sup-pli'yant, a. p. 1330Supplying or aiding; auxiliary; suppletory. [Obs. and rare.] Shak.Sup-ply'ment, n. p. 1330A supplying or furnishing; supply. [Obs.] Shak.Sup-plý'-vălve, n. p. 1330See RADIOLITE.Sup-pōrt′, v. t. p. 1330To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the stem of a tree supports the…Sup-pōrt', n. p. 1330The act or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining. 2. That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, a foundation of any kind. 3. That which maintains or…Sup-pōrt'a-ble, a. p. 1330Capable of being supported, borne, or sustained; endurable; tolerable. 2. Capable of being maintained; as, the cause or opinion is supportable.Sup-pōrt'a-ble-ness, n. p. 1330The state of being supportable.Sup-pōrt'a-bly, adv. p. 1330In a supportable manner.Sup-pōrt'ance, n. p. 1330Maintenance; support. [Obs.]Sup'por-tā'tion, n. p. 1330Maintenance; support. [Obs.] Bacon.Sŭp-pōrt'er, n. p. 1330One who, or that which, supports, maintains, aids, comforts, defends, and the like. The sockets and supporters of flowers are figured. Bacon. The saints have a companion and supporter in all their…Sup-pōrt'ful, a. p. 1330Abounding with support. [Obs.]Sup-pōrt'less, a. p. 1330Having no support. Milton.Sup-pōrt'ment, n. p. 1330Support. [Obs.] Wotton.Sup-pōrt'ress, n. p. 1330A female supporter. [Obs.] You are my gracious patroness and supportress. Massinger.Sup-pōs'a-ble, a. p. 1330Capable of being supposed, or imagined to exist; as, that is not a supposable case.Sup-pōs'al, n. p. 1330Position without proof; the imagining of something to exist; supposition. [Rare.] Interest with a Jew never proceeds but upon supposal, at least, of a firm and sufficient bottom. South.Sup-pōse', v. t. p. 1330To represent to one's self, or state to another, not as true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some consequence or application which the reality would involve or admit of; to imagine or admit…Sup-pōse', v. i. p. 1330To make supposition; to think; to believe or imagine.Sup-pōṣĕ′, n. p. 1330Supposition; position without proof; hypothesis. [Obs.] Fit to be trusted on a bare suppose That she is honest. Dryden.Sup-pōs'er, n. p. 1330One who supposes.Sŭp'-po-sĭ'tion, n. p. 1330The act of supposing, laying down, imagining, or admitting as true or existing, what is known not to be true, or what is not proved. 2. That which is supposed; hypothesis. This is only an…Sŭp'po-sĭ'tion-al, a. p. 1330Hypothetical. South.Sup-pōs'i-tī'tioŭs, a. p. 1330Put by trick in the place or character belonging to another; not genuine; spurious; counterfeit; as, a supposititious child; a supposititious writing.