Chapter 1662

This would subvert the principles of all knowledge. Locke.

2. To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to corrupt; to confound.

2 Tim. iii. 14.

Syn. -- To overturn; overthrow; destroy; invert; reverse; extinguish.

Subvert <Xpage=1438>

Sub*vert" (?) , v. i. To overthrow anything from the foundation; to be subversive.

They have a power given to them like that of the evil principle, to subvert and destroy.

Subverant <Xpage=1438>

Sub*ver"ant (?) , a. (Her.) Reserved. [R.]

Subvertebral <Xpage=1438>

Sub*ver"te*bral (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated beneath, or on the ventral side of, the vertebral column; situated beneath, or inside of, the endoskeleton; hypaxial; hyposkeletal.

Subverter <Xpage=1438>

Sub*vert"er (?) , n. One who, or that which, subverts; an overthrower.

Sir T. More.

Subvertible <Xpage=1438>

Sub*vert"i*ble (?) , a. That may be subverted.

Subvitalized <Xpage=1438>

Sub*vi"tal*ized (?) , a. Imperfectly vitalized; having naturally but little vital power or energy.

Subvocal <Xpage=1438>

Sub*vo"cal (?) , a. & n. Same as Subtonic .

Subway <Xpage=1438>

Sub"way` (?) , n. An underground way or gallery; especially, a passage under a street, in which water mains, gas mains, telegraph wires, etc., are conducted.

Subworker <Xpage=1438>

Sub*work"er (?) , n. A subordinate worker or helper.

South.

Subzonal <Xpage=1438>

Sub*zon"al (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated under a zone, or zona; -- applied to a membrane between the zona radiata and the umbilical vesicle in the mammal embryo.

Subzigomatic <Xpage=1438>

Sub*zig`o*mat"ic (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated under the zygoma or zygomatic process.

Succade <Xpage=1438>

Suc"cade (?) , n. [L. succus , sucus , juice: cf. F. succade a sugarbox. Cf. Sucket .] 1. A sweetmeat. [Obs.]

Holland.

2. pl. (Com.) Sweetmeats, or preserves in sugar, whether fruit, vegetables, or confections.

Blakely.

Succade gourd . (Bot.) Same as Vegetable marrow , under Vegetable .

Succedane <Xpage=1438>

Suc"ce*dane (?) , n. A succedaneum. [Obs.]

Succedaneous <Xpage=1438>

Suc`ce*da"ne*ous (?) , a. [L. succedaneus . See Succeed .] Pertaining to, or acting as, a succedaneum; supplying the place of something else; being, or employed as, a substitute for another.

Sir T. Browne.

Succedaneum <Xpage=1438>

Suc`ce*da"ne*um (?) , n. ; pl. Succedanea (#) . [NL. See Succedaneous .] One who, or that which, succeeds to the place of another; that which is used for something else; a substitute ; specifically (Med.) , a remedy used as a substitute for another.

In lieu of me, you will have a very charming succedaneum , Lady Harriet Stanhope. Walpole.

Succeed <Xpage=1438>

Suc*ceed" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Succeeded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Succeeding .] [L. succedere , successum ; sub under + cedere to go, to go along, approach, follow, succeed: cf. F. succ\'82der . See Cede , and cf. Success .] 1. To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the place of; as, the king's eldest son succeeds his father on the throne; autumn succeeds summer .

As he saw him nigh succeed . Spenser.

2. To fall heir to; to inherit. [Obs. & R.]

Shak.

3. To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to follow; to pursue.

Destructive effects . . . succeeded the curse. Sir T. Browne.

4. To support; to prosper; to promote. [R.]

Succeed my wish and second my design. Dryden.

Succeed <Xpage=1438>

Suc*ceed" , v. i. 1. To come in the place of another person, thing, or event; to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the possession of anything; -- often with to .

If the father left only daughters, they equally succeeded to him in copartnership. Sir M. Hale.

Enjoy till I return Short pleasures; for long woes are to succeed ! Milton.

2. Specifically: To ascend the throne after the removal the death of the occupant.

No woman shall succeed in Salique land. Shak.

3. To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same family; to devolve.

Shak.

4. To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or termination; to be successful; as, he succeeded in his plans; his plans succeeded .

It is almost impossible for poets to succeed without ambition. Dryden.

Spenser endeavored it in Shepherd's Kalendar; but neither will it succeed in English. Dryden.

5. To go under cover. [A latinism. Obs.]

Will you to the cooler cave succeed ! Dryden.

Syn. -- To follow; pursue. See Follow .

Succeedant <Xpage=1438>

Suc*ceed"ant (?) , a. (Her.) Succeeding one another; following.

Succeeder <Xpage=1438>

Suc*ceed"er (?) , n. A successor.

Shak. Tennyson.

Succeeding <Xpage=1438>

Suc*ceed"ing , n. The act of one who, or that which, succeeds; also, that which succeeds, or follows after; consequence.

Shak.

Succentor <Xpage=1438>

Suc"cen*tor (?) , n. [LL., an accompanier in singing, fr. succinere to sing, to accompany; sub under, after + canere to sing.] (Eccl.) A subchanter.

Success <Xpage=1438>

Suc*cess" (?) , n. [L. successus : cf. F. succ\'8as . See Succeed .] 1. Act of succeeding; succession. [Obs.]

Then all the sons of these five brethren reigned By due success . Spenser.

2. That which comes after; hence, consequence, issue, or result, of an endeavor or undertaking, whether good or bad; the outcome of effort.

Men . . . that are like to do that, that is committed to them, and to report back again faithfully the success . Bacon.

Perplexed and troubled at his bad success The tempter stood. Milton.

3. The favorable or prosperous termination of anything attempted; the attainment of a proposed object; prosperous issue.

Dream of success and happy victory! Shak.

Or teach with more success her son The vices of the time to shun. Waller.

Military successes , above all others, elevate the minds of a people. Atterbury.

4. That which meets with, or one who accomplishes, favorable results, as a play or a player. [Colloq.]

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Successary <Xpage=1439>

Suc"ces*sa*ry (?) , n. Succession. [Obs.]

My peculiar honors, not derived From successary , but purchased with my blood. Beau. & Fl.

Successful <Xpage=1439>

Suc*cess"ful (?) , a. Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect; hence, prosperous; fortunate; happy; as, a successful use of medicine; a successful experiment; a successful enterprise .

Welcome, nephews, from successful wars. Shak.

Syn. -- Happy; prosperous; fortunate; auspicious; lucky. See Fortunate .

-- Suc*cess"ful*ly , adv. -- Suc*cess"ful*ness , n.

Succession <Xpage=1439>

Suc*ces"sion (?) , n. [L. successio : cf. F. succession . See Succeed .] 1. The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so following; sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a succession of disasters .

2. A series of persons or things according to some established rule of precedence; as, a succession of kings, or of bishops; a succession of events in chronology .

He was in the succession to an earldom. Macaulay.

3. An order or series of descendants; lineage; race; descent. "A long succession must ensue."

Milton.

4. The power or right of succeeding to the station or title of a father or other predecessor; the right to enter upon the office, rank, position, etc., held ny another; also, the entrance into the office, station, or rank of a predecessor; specifically, the succeeding, or right of succeeding, to a throne.

You have the voice of the king himself for your succession in Denmark. Shak.

The animosity of these factions did not really arise from the dispute about the succession . Macaulay.

5. The right to enter upon the possession of the property of an ancestor, or one near of kin, or one preceding in an established order.

6. The person succeeding to rank or office; a successor or heir. [R.]

Milton.

Apostolical succession . (Theol.) See under Apostolical . -- Succession duty , a tax imposed on every succession to property, according to its value and the relation of the person who succeeds to the previous owner. <-- = death duties? --> [Eng.] -- Succession of crops . (Agric.) See Rotation of crops , under Rotation .

Successional <Xpage=1439>

Suc*ces"sion*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a succession; existing in a regular order; consecutive. " Successional teeth." Flower . -- Suc*ces"sion*al*ly , adv.

Successionist <Xpage=1439>

Suc*ces"sion*ist , n. A person who insists on the importance of a regular succession of events, offices, etc.; especially (Eccl.) , one who insists that apostolic succession alone is valid.

Successive <Xpage=1439>

Suc*ces"sive (?) , a. [Cf. F. successif . See Succeed .] 1. Following in order or in uninterrupted course; coming after without interruption or interval; following one after another in a line or series; consecutive; as, the successive revolution of years; the successive kings of Egypt; successive strokes of a hammer.

Send the successive ills through ages down. Prior.

2. Having or giving the right of succeeding to an inheritance; inherited by succession; hereditary; as, a successive title; a successive empire . [Obs.]

Shak.

Successive induction . (Math.) See Induction , 5.

Successively <Xpage=1439>

Suc*ces"sive*ly , adv. In a successive manner.

The whiteness, at length, changed successively into blue, indigo, and violet. Sir I. Newton.

Successiveness <Xpage=1439>

Suc*ces"sive*ness , n. The quality or state of being successive.

Successless <Xpage=1439>

Suc*cess"less (?) , a. Having no success.

Successless all her soft caresses prove. Pope.

-- Suc*cess"less*ly , adv. -- Suc*cess"less*ness , n.

Successor <Xpage=1439>

Suc*ces"sor (?) , n. [OE. successour , OF. successur , successor , F. successeur , L. successor . See Succeed .] One who succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; -- correlative to predecessor ; as, the successor of a deceased king .

Chaucer.

A gift to a corporation, either of lands or of chattels, without naming their successors , vests an absolute property in them so lond as the corporation subsists. Blackstone.

Succiduous <Xpage=1439>

Suc*cid"u*ous (?) , a. [L. succiduus , fr. succidere to fall under.] Ready to fall; falling. [R.]

Succiferous <Xpage=1439>

Suc*cif"er*ous (?) , a. [L. succus , sucus , juice, sap + -ferous .] Producing or conveying sap.

Succinamate <Xpage=1439>

Suc`cin*am"ate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of succinamic acid.

Succinamic <Xpage=1439>

Suc`cin*am"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid amide derivative of succinic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance, and forming a series of salts.

Succinate <Xpage=1439>

Suc"ci*nate (?) , n. [L. succinum , sucinum , amber, from succus , sucus , juice, sap: cf. F. succinate .] (Chem.) A salt of succinic acid.

Succinct <Xpage=1439>

Suc*cinct" (?) , a. [L. succinctus , p.p. of succingere to gird below or from below, to tuck up; sub + cingere to gird. Cf. Cincture .] 1. Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together.

His habit fit for speed succinct . Milton.

2. Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise.

Let all your precepts be succinct and clear. Roscommon.

The shortest and most succinct model that ever grasped all the needs and necessities of mankind. South.

Syn. -- Short; brief; concise; summary; compendious; laconic; terse.

-- Suc*cinct"ly , adv. -- Suc*cinct"ness , n.

Succinic <Xpage=1439>

Suc*cin"ic (?) , a. [Cf. F. succinique . See Succinate .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, amber; specif., designating a dibasic acid, C<?/H<?/.(CO<?/H)<?/, first obtained by the dry distillation of amber. It is found in a number of plants, as in lettuce and wormwood, and is also produced artificially as a white crystalline substance having a slightly acid taste.

Succinimide <Xpage=1439>

Suc`cin*im"ide (?) , n. (Chem.) A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, C2H4.(CO)2.NH , obtained by treating succinic anhydride with ammonia gas. It is a typical imido acid, and forms a series of salts. See Imido acid , under Imido .

Succinite <Xpage=1439>

Suc"ci*nite (?) , n. [Cf. F. succinite .] (Min.) (a) Amber. (b) A garnet of an amber color.

Succinous <Xpage=1439>

Suc"ci*nous (?) , a. [From L. succinum amber.] Succinic. [R.]

Succinurate <Xpage=1439>

Suc`cin*u"rate (?) , n. (Chem.) A salt of succinuric acid.

Succinuric <Xpage=1439>

Suc`cin*u"ric (?) , a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid amide, analogous to succinamic acid, which is obtained as a white crystalline substance by heating urea with succinic anhydride. It is known also in its salts.

Succinyl <Xpage=1439>

Suc"cin*yl (?) , n. [ Succin ic + -yl .] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical characteristic of succinic acid and certain of its derivatives.

Succise <Xpage=1439>

Suc*cise" (?) , a. [See Succision .] (Bot.) Appearing as if a part were cut off at the extremity.

Succision <Xpage=1439>

Suc*ci"sion (?) , n. [L. succisio , fr. succidere , succisum , to cut away below, sub under + caedere to cut.] The act of cutting down, as of trees; the act of cutting off. [R.]

Succor <Xpage=1439>

Suc"cor (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Succored (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Succoring .] [OE. socouren , OF. sucurre , soucourre , secorre , F. secourir , L. succurrere , succursum , to run under, run to the aid of, help, succor; sub under + currere to run. See Current .] tiono run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve; as, to succor a besieged city . [Written also succour .]

He is able to succor them that are tempted. Heb. ii. 18.

Syn. -- To aid; assist; relieve; deliver; help; comfort.

Succor <Xpage=1439>

Suc"cor , n. [OE. socours , sucurs , OF. sucurs , socors , secors , F. secours , L. succursus , fr. L. succurrere . See Succor , v. t. ] 1. Aid; help; assistance; esp., assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress. "We beseech mercy and succor ."

Chaucer.

My noble father . . . Flying for succor to his servant Bannister. Shak.

2. The person or thing that brings relief.

This mighty succor , which made glad the foe. Dryden.

Succorable <Xpage=1439>

Suc"cor*a*ble (?) , a. Capable of being succored or assisted; admitting of relief.

Succorer <Xpage=1439>

Suc"cor*er (?) , n. One who affords succor; a helper.

Succorless <Xpage=1439>

Suc"cor*less , a. Destitute of succor.

Thomson.

Succory <Xpage=1439>

Suc"co*ry (?) , n. [Corrupted from chicory .] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cichorium . See Chicory .

Succotash <Xpage=1439>

Suc"co*tash (?) , n. [Narragansett Indian m'sickquatash corn boiled whole.] Green maize and beans boiled together. The dish is borrowed from the native Indians. [Written also suckatash .]

Succoteague <Xpage=1439>

Suc`co*teague" (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The squeteague.

Succuba <Xpage=1439>

Suc"cu*ba (?) , n. ; pl. Succub\'91 (#) . [NL., fr. L. succubare to lie under; sub under + cubare to lie down; cf. L. succuba , succubo , one who lies under another.] A female demon or fiend. See Succubus .

Though seeming in shape a woman natural Was a fiend of the kind that succub\'91 some call. Mir. for Mag.

Succubine <Xpage=1439>

Suc"cu*bine (?) , a. Of or pertaining to succuba.

Succubous <Xpage=1439>

Suc"cu*bous (?) , a. [See Succuba .] (Bot.) Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one is covered by the base of the next higher leaf, as in hepatic mosses of the genus Plagiochila .

Succubus <Xpage=1439>

Suc"cu*bus (?) , n. ; pl. Succubi (#) . [See Succuba .] 1. A demon or fiend; especially, a lascivious spirit supposed to have sexual intercourse with the men by night; a succuba. Cf. Incubus .

2. (Med.) The nightmare. See Nightmare , 2.

Succula <Xpage=1439>

Suc"cu*la (?) , n. [L. sucula a winch, windlass, capstan.] (Mach.) A bare axis or cylinder with staves or levers in it to turn it round, but without any drum.

Succulence, Succulency <Xpage=1439>

Suc"cu*lence (?) , Suc"cu*len*cy (?) , n. [See Succulent .] The quality or condition of being succulent; juiciness; as, the succulence of a peach .

Succulent <Xpage=1439>