Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Sûr're-join', v. i. p. 1333(Law.) To reply, as a plaintiff, to a defendant's rejoinder.Sûr're-join'der, n. p. 1333(Law.) The answer of a plaintiff in matters of fact to a defendant's rejoinder.Sur-rê'nal, a. p. 1333(Anat.) Lying above the kidney. Dunglison.Sur-rên'der, v. t. p. 1333To yield to the power of another; to give or deliver up possession of upon compulsion or demand; as, to surrender one's person to an enemy, or to commissioners of bankruptcy; to surrender a fort or a…Sur-rĕn'der, v. i. p. 1333To give up one's self into the power of another; to yield; as, the enemy, seeing no way of escape, surrendered at the first summons.Sur-rĕn'der, n. p. 1333The act of surrendering; the act of yielding or resigning one's person, or the possession of something, into the power of another; as, the surrender of a castle to an enemy; the surrender of a right.…Sur-rĕn'der-ee', n. p. 1333(Law.) The person to whom a surrender is made.Sur-rên'der-or, n. p. 1333(Law.) One who makes a surrender. Bouvier.Sur-rĕn'der, n. p. 1333The same as SURRENDER. [Obs.]Sur-rĕp'tion, n. p. 1333The act or process of getting in a surreptitious manner, or by craft or stealth. Fame by surreption got May stead us for the time, but lasteth not. B. Jonson. 2. A coming unperceived; a stealing upon…Sŭr'rep-tĭ'tiŏŭs, a. p. 1333Done by stealth, or without proper authority; made or introduced fraudulently; as, a surreptitious passage in a manuscript.Sûr'rep-tĭ'tiōŭs-ly, adv. p. 1333In a surreptitious manner; by stealth; without authority; fraudulently.Sūr'ro-gāte, n. p. 1333A deputy; a delegate; a substitute. 2. The deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, most commonly of a bishop or his chancellor. [Eng.] 3. In some of the States of the Union, an officer who presides over…Sŭr'ro-gāte, v. t. p. 1333To put in the place of another. [Rare.] More.Sûr'ro-gâte-ship, n. p. 1333The office of a surrogate.Sūr'ro-gā'tion, n. p. 1333The act of substituting one person in the place of another. [Rare.] Killingbeck.Sur-round', v. t. p. 1333To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ; as, to surround a city. 2. To lie or be on all sides of; as, a wall or ditch surrounds the city. 3. To pass around; to travel about; to…Sur-round', n. p. 1333A method of hunting some animals, as the buffalo, by surrounding a herd of them, and driving them over a precipice, or into a ravine, or other place from which they can not escape. S. F. Baird.Sur-round'ing, n. p. 1333An encompassing. 2. (pl.) The things which surround; external or attending circumstances. [Recent.] Did the sensitive, shy genius feel that in the production dated from each scene there would be some…Sur-sŏl'id, n. p. 1333(Math.) The fifth power of a number; as, a⁵ is the sursolid of a, or 32 that of 2. Math. Dict.Sur-sōl'id, a. p. 1333Of, pertaining to, or involving, the fifth power. Sursolid problem (Math.), a problem which can not be resolved but by curves of a higher kind than the conic sections.Sur-tout', n. p. 1333A man's coat worn over his other garments; an overcoat, especially when long and fitting closely.Sâr'tur-bränd, n. p. 1333Fibrous brown coal or bituminous wood; — so called in Iceland. Ure.Sur-veil'lançe, n. p. 1333Watch; inspection.Sur-veil'lant, n. p. 1333One who watches over another; an overseer; a spy. In the following passage, the word is erroneously used to signify the person watched over, thus giving it a passive sense: “John Walker . . .…Sur-vēne', v. t. p. 1333To supervene upon; to come as an addition to. [Obs.] “A suppuration that survenes lethargies.” Harvey.Sûr've-nüe, n. p. 1333A sudden or unexpected coming or stepping in. [Obs.] N. Bacon.Sur-vey', v. t. p. 1333To inspect or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country. 2. To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine. With such…Sûr'vey, n. p. 1333A general view, as from an elevated place. Under his proud survey the city lies. Denham. 2. A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of all the parts or particulars of a…Sur-vey'al or Sur-vey'ance, n. p. 1334Survey; a viewing. [Obs.]Sur-vey'ing, n. p. 1334That branch of applied mathematics which teaches the art of determining the area of any portion of the earth's surface, the lengths and directions of the bounding lines, the contour of the surface…Sur-vey'or, n. p. 1334An overseer; one placed to superintend others. You were the duke's surveyor. Shak. 2. One who views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining the condition, quantity, or quality of any thing; as…Sur-vey'or-gĕn'er-al, n. p. 1334A principal surveyor; as, the surveyor-general of the king’s manors, or of woods and parks in England. 2. In the United States, the chief surveyor of lands; as, the surveyor-general of the United…Sur-vey'or-shĭp, n. p. 1334The office of a surveyor.Sur-view’, v. t. p. 1334To survey; to make a survey of. [Obs.] “To sur-view his ground.” Spenser.Sur-view', n. p. 1334Survey. [Obs.]Sur-vīse', v. t. p. 1334To look over; to supervise. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Sur-vīv'al, n. p. 1334A living longer than, beyond the life of, another person, thing, or event; an outliving.Sur·viv'ance or Sur·viv'an·cy, n. p. 1334Survivorship. [Rare.] His son had the survivance of the stadtholdership. Burnet.Sur-vīve′, v. t. p. 1334To live beyond the life or existence of; to outlive; to live longer than. I'll assure her of Her widowhood, be it that she survives me, In all my lands and leases whatsoever. Shak.Sur-vīve', v. i. p. 1334To remain alive; to continue to live. Try pleasure, Which, when no other enemy survives, Still conquers all the conquerors. Denham.Sur-viv'en-cy, n. p. 1334Survivorship. [Rare.]Sur-vīv'er, n. p. 1334One who survives or outlives; a survivor.Sur-viv'ing, a. p. 1334Remaining alive; yet living; as, surviving friends or relatives.Sur-vīv'or, n. p. 1334One who survives or outlives another person, or any thing. “Thy survivor bound in filial obligation.” Shak. 2. (Law.) The longer liver of two joint tenants, or of any two persons who have a joint…Sur-vīv'or-ship, n. p. 1334The state of being a survivor, or of outliving another. 2. (Law.) The right of a joint tenant, or other person who has a joint interest in an estate, to take the whole estate upon the death of the…Sus-cēp'ti-bīl'i-ty, n. p. 1334The state or quality of being susceptible; especially, the capability of receiving impressions, or of being affected. 2. Specifically, the capacity for feeling or emotional excitement; sensibility.…Sus-cēp'ti-ble, a. p. 1334Capable of admitting any thing additional, or any change, affection, or influence; as, a body susceptible of color or of alteration. It sheds on souls susceptible of light, The glorious dawn of an…Sus-cĕp'ti-ble-ness, n. p. 1334The state or quality of being susceptible; susceptibility.Sus-cĕp'ti-bly, adv. p. 1334In a susceptible manner.Sus-cēp'tion, n. p. 1334The act of taking. [Rare.]Sus-cĕp'tive, a. p. 1334Capable of admitting; readily admitting. “The more susceptible of good impressions.” Barrow.Sus-cēp'tive-ness, n. p. 1334Susceptivity; susceptibility.Sŭs'cep-tiv'i-ty, n. p. 1334Capacity of admitting; susceptiveness. [Rare.] Wollaston.Sus-cĕp'tor, n. p. 1334One who undertakes; hence, a godfather. [Obs.] Fuller.Sus-cĭp'i-en-cy, n. p. 1334Reception; admission. [Rare.]Sus-cĭp'i-ent, a. p. 1334Receiving; admitting. [Rare.]Sus-cĭp'i-ent, n. p. 1334One who takes or admits; one who receives. [Rare.] Bp. Taylor.Sŭs'çi-tāte, v. t. p. 1334To rouse; to excite; to call into life and action. [Obs.] Broome.Sŭs'ci-tā'tion, n. p. 1334Act of raising or exciting. [Obs.] “A mere suscitation or production of a thing.” South.