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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Sup-press′, v. t.p. 1331To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell; to destroy. Every rebellion, when it is suppressed, makes the subject weaker, and the government stronger. Davies. 2. To keep in; to restrain…
  2. Sup-prĕss′i-ble, a.p. 1331That may be suppressed or concealed.
  3. Sup-prĕs′sion, n.p. 1331The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection, or tumult; the suppression of truth, of reports, of evidence, and the like. 2. The stoppage or…
  4. Sup-prĕss'ive, a.p. 1331Tending to suppress; subduing; concealing.
  5. Sup-prĕss'or, n.p. 1331One who suppresses; one who subdues; one who prevents utterance, disclosure, or communication.
  6. Sŭp′pu-rāte, v. i.p. 1331To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates.
  7. Sūp′pu-rāte, v. t.p. 1331To cause to generate pus, as a sore. [Rare.] Arbuthnot.
  8. Sŭp'pu-rā'tion, n.p. 1331The process of suppurating, or producing purulent matter, or of forming pus, as in a wound or abscess. 2. The matter produced by suppuration.
  9. Sŭp′pu-ra-tīve, a.p. 1331Tending to suppurate; promoting suppuration.
  10. Sūp′pu-ra-tīve, n.p. 1331(Med.) A medicine that promotes suppuration.
  11. Sūp′pu-tāte, v. t.p. 1331To reckon; to suppute. [Obs.]
  12. Sŭp′pu-tā′tion, n.p. 1331Reckoning; account; computation. [Rare.]
  13. Sup-pūte′, v. t.p. 1331To reckon; to compute. [Obs.]
  14. Sū′prap. 1331A prefix, being the Latin preposition supra, signifying above, over, or beyond;—another form of super.
  15. Sū′pra-ăx′il-la-ry, a.p. 1331(Bot.) Growing above the axil; inserted above the axil, as a peduncle. See SUPRAFOLIACEOUS.
  16. Sū′pra-cĭl′i-a-ry, a.p. 1331Situated above the eyebrow. Ure.
  17. Sū′pra-cōs′tal, a.p. 1331(Anat.) Being above or upon the ribs.
  18. Sū′pra-cre-tā′ceoŭs, a.p. 1331(Geol.) Lying above the chalk; supercretaceous.
  19. Sū′pra-de-cŏm′pound, a.p. 1331(Bot.) More than decompound; thrice compound. Martyn.
  20. Sū′pra-e-sŏph′a-gal, a.p. 1331(Anat.) Above the esophagus.
  21. Sū'pra-fō'li-ā'ceoŭs, a.p. 1331(Bot.) Inserted into the stem above the leaf, or petiole, or axil, as a peduncle or flower.
  22. Sū'pra-lap-sā'ri-an, a.p. 1331Of, or pertaining to, the Supralapsarians, or to their opinions.
  23. Sū'pra-lap-sā'ri-an, n.p. 1331(Eccl. Hist.) One of that class of Calvinists, who believed that God's decree of election determined that man should fall, in order that the opportunity might be furnished of securing the redemption…
  24. Sū'pra-lap-sā'ri-an-ism, n.p. 1331The doctrine of the Supralapsarians.
  25. Sū'pra-lāp'sa-ry, a.p. 1331(Theol.) Supralapsarian.
  26. Sū'pra-lāp'sa-ry, n.p. 1331(Theol.) A Supralapsarian.
  27. Sū'pra-lū'nar, a.p. 1331Very lofty; of very great height or elevation; literally, beyond the moon.
  28. Sū'pra-mūn'dāne, a.p. 1331Being, or situated, above the world or above our system.
  29. Sū'pra-nät'ū-ral-izm, n.p. 1331The same as SUPERNATURALISM, q. v.
  30. Sū'pra-nāt'ū-ral-ist, n.p. 1331The same as SUPERNATURALIST, q. v.
  31. Sū'pra-ôr'b'it-al, a.p. 1331
  32. Sū'pra-ōr'b'it-arp. 1331Being above the orbit of the eye.
  33. Sū'pra-prō'test, n.p. 1331(Mercantile Law.) An acceptance of a bill by a third person, after protest for non-acceptance by the drawee. Burrill.
  34. Sū'pra-rē'nal, a.p. 1331(Anat.) Situated above the kidneys.
  35. Sū'pra-scăp'ū-lar or Sū'pra-scăp'ū-la-ry, a.p. 1331(Anat.) Being above the scapula.
  36. Sū'pra-spī'nal, a.p. 1331(Anat.) (a.) Above the spine. (b.) Above the spine or ridge of the scapula. Dana.
  37. Sū'pra-vĭs'ion, n.p. 1331Supervision. [Obs.] “A severe supervision and animadversion.” Bp. Taylor.
  38. Sū'pra-vīs'or, n.p. 1331One who supervises; a supervisor. [Obs.]
  39. Sū'pra-vūl'gar, a.p. 1331Being above the vulgar or common people. [Rare.]
  40. Su-prĕm'a-çy, n.p. 1331The state of being supreme, or in the highest station of power; higher authority or power; as, the supremacy of the king of Great Britain, or the supremacy of Parliament. The usurped power of the…
  41. Su-prēme', a.p. 1331Highest in authority; holding the highest place in government or power. That is the supreme King of kings. Shak. 2. Highest, greatest, or most excellent; as, supreme love; supreme glory; supreme…
  42. Su-prēme'ly, adv.p. 1331In a supreme manner; in the highest degree; to the utmost extent; as, supremely blest.
  43. Sûrp. 1331A prefix, from the French, contracted from the Latin super, supra, and signifying over, above, beyond, upon.
  44. Sū'ra-dăn'nĭ, n.p. 1331A kind of wood obtained from about the Demerara River in South America, much used for timbers, rails, naves and fellies of wheels, and the like. Simmonds.
  45. Sūr’ad-dĭ’tĭon, n.p. 1331Something added or appended, as to a name. [Obs.] Shak.
  46. Sū'ral, a.p. 1331(Anat.) Being in, or pertaining to, the calf of the leg; as, the sural artery.
  47. Sur'ance, n.p. 1331Assurance. [Obs.] Shak.
  48. Sūr'bāse, n.p. 1331(Arch.) A cornice or series of moldings on the top of the base of a pedestal, podium, &c.
  49. Sūr'bāsed, a.p. 1331(Arch.) Having a surbase, or molding above the base.
  50. Sur-bāse'ment, n.p. 1331(Arch.) The trait of any arch or vault which describes a portion of an ellipse. Elmes.
  51. Sur-bāte', v. t.p. 1331To bruise or batter, as the feet by travel. [Obs.] “Lest they should surbate sore their tender feet.” Spenser. Chalky land surbates and spoils oxen's feet. Mortimer. 2. To harass; to fatigue.
  52. Sur-bā'ter, n.p. 1331One who surbates, or bruises. [Obs.]
  53. Sur-bēat', v. t.p. 1331The same as SURBATE. [Obs.]
  54. Sur-bĕd’, v. t.p. 1331To set edgewise, as a stone; that is, in a position different from that which it had in the quarry.
  55. Sur-bêt', v. t.p. 1331The same as SURBATE. [Obs.]
  56. Sur-cēase’, v. i.p. 1331To cease; to stop; to be at an end; to leave off; to refrain finally. [Obs.] So prayed he, whilst an angel's voice from high Bade him surcease to importune the sky. Harte.
  57. Sur-cēase', v. t.p. 1331To stop; to cause to cease. [Obs.] The nations, overawed, surceased the fight. Dryden.
  58. Sur-cēase', n.p. 1331Cessation; stop. [Obs. or rare.] It is no more than time that there were an end and surcease made of this immodest and deformed manner of writing. Bacon.
  59. Sur-cease'ance, n.p. 1331Surcease. [Obs.]
  60. Sur-chârge', v. t.p. 1331To overload; to overburden; as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon. Your head reclined, as hiding grief from view, Droops like a rose surcharged with morning dew. Dryden. 2. (Law.)…