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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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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.Sūs'lik, n. p. 1334(Zool.) A small rodent quadruped allied to the wood-chuck. [Written also souslik.]Sus-pĕct', v. t. p. 1334To imagine to exist; to have a slight opinion of the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak evidence, or no evidence at all; to mistrust. Nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know…Sus-pĕct', v. i. p. 1334To imagine guilt; to have a suspicion, or suspicions. If I suspect without cause, why, then, let me be your jest. Shak.Sus-pĕct’, a. p. 1334Suspected; distrusted. What I can do or offer is suspect. Milton. 2. Doubtful; uncertain. Glanville.Sus-pēct', n. p. 1334Suspicion. [Obs.] “So with suspect, with fear and grief, dismayed.” Fairfax.Sus-pēct'a-ble, a. p. 1334Capable of being suspected; open, or liable to, suspicion or distrust. [Rare.]Sus-pēct'ed-ly, adv. p. 1334In a manner to excite suspicion; so as to be suspected.Sus-pĕct'ed-ness, n. p. 1334The state of being suspected or doubted.Sus-pĕct'er, n. p. 1334One who suspects.Sus-pèct'ful, a. p. 1334Apt to suspect or mistrust; full of suspicion; suspicious. “A diffident and suspectful prohibition.” Milton.Sus-pēc'tion, n. p. 1334Suspicion. [Obs.]Sus-pĕc'tiŏus-ness, n. p. 1334Suspiciousness. [Obs.]Sus-pēct'less, a. p. 1334Not suspecting; having no suspicion. Herbert. 2. Not suspected; not mistrusted. Beaum.Sus-pĕnd', v. t. p. 1334To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend the body by a cord, or by hooks; a needle suspended by a lodestone. 2. To make to depend; as, God hath suspended…Sus-pĕnd', v. i. p. 1334To cease from operation or activity; especially, to stop payment, or be unable to meet obligations or engagements, as a commercial firm.Sus-pend'er, n. p. 1334One who, or that which, suspends. 2. (pl.) Straps worn for holding up pantaloons; braces; gallowses.Sŭs'/pen-sā'tion, n. p. 1334The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended, especially for a short time; temporary suspension.Sus-pênse', n. p. 1334The state of being suspended; especially, a state of uncertainty; indetermination; indecision. Ten days the prophet in suspense remained. Denham. 2. Cessation for a time; stop. “A cool suspense from…Sus-pĕnse', a. p. 1334Held or lifted up; held from proceeding. [Obs.] “The great light of day . . . suspense in heaven.” Milton. 2. Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt. “Looks suspense.” Milton.Sus-pĕnse'ly, adv. p. 1334In a suspense manner; doubtfully. [Obs.]Sus-pĕn'si-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 1334The capacity of being suspended, or sustained from sinking; as, the suspensibility of indurated clay in water.Sus-pen'si-ble, a. p. 1334Capable of being suspended, or held from sinking.Sus-pĕn'sion, n. p. 1334The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended. 2. Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation; as, (a.) Of labor, study, pain, and the like. (b.) Of decision, determination…Sus-pĕn’sive, a. p. 1334Tending to suspend, or to keep in suspense; uncertain; doubtful. [Rare.] “In suspensive thoughts.” Beau. & Fl. Suspensive condition (Scots Law), a condition precedent, or a condition without the…Sus-pĕn'sor, n. p. 1334(Surg.) A bandage to suspend the scrotum.Sus-pĕn'so-ry, a. p. 1334Suspended; hanging; depending. 2. Fitted or serving to suspend; suspending; as, a suspensory muscle.Sus-pĕn'so-ry, n. p. 1335That which suspends, or holds up, as a truss; specifically, a bandage for suspending the scrotum.Sūs'pi-ca-ble, a. p. 1335Liable to be suspected; liable to suspicion. [Obs.] More.Sus-pĭ'cien-cy, n. p. 1335Suspiciousness. [Obs.]Sus-pī'cion, n. p. 1335The act of suspecting; the imagination of the existence of something without proof, or upon very slight evidence, or upon no evidence at all. Suspicious among thoughts are like bats among birds…Sus-pĭ'cion, v. t. p. 1335To view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt. [Obs.] South.Sus-pī'ciŏŭs, a. p. 1335Inclined to suspect; apt to imagine without proof. Nature itself, after it has done an injury, will ever be suspicious; and no man can love the person he suspects. South. 2. Indicating suspicion or…Sus-pĭ'ciŏŭs-ly, adv. p. 1335In a suspicious manner; with suspicion; so as to excite suspicion.Sus-pĭ'ciōŭs-ness, n. p. 1335The quality or state of being suspicious; as, the suspiciousness of a man's appearance, of his weapons, or of his actions; the suspiciousness of a man's temper or mind.Sus-pīr'al, n. p. 1335A breathing-hole; a vent or ventiduct. 2. A spring of water passing under ground toward a cistern or conduit.Sūs'pi-rā'tion, n. p. 1335The act of sighing, or fetching a long and deep breath; a sigh. “Windy suspiration of forced breath.” Watson.Sus-pīre', v. i. p. 1335To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe. [Rare.] Fire-flies, that suspire In short, soft lapses of transported flame. E. B. Browning.Sus-pīre', n. p. 1335A long, deep breath; a sigh. [Obs.]Sus-pīred', a. p. 1335Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted. [Obs.]Sus-tāin', v. t. p. 1335To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; pillars sustain an edifice; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight. 2. Hence, to keep…Sus-tāin', n. p. 1335That which upholds or sustains; a sustainer. [Obs.] Milton.Sus-tāin'a-ble, a. p. 1335Capable of being sustained or maintained; as, the action is not sustainable.