Chapter 1664

-- Sud"den*ly , adv. -- Sud"den*ness , n.

Sudden <Xpage=1440>

Sud"den , adv. Suddenly; unexpectedly. [R.]

Herbs of every leaf that sudden flowered. Milton.

Sudden <Xpage=1440>

Sud"den , n. An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.

All of a sudden , On a sudden , Of a sudden , sooner than was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly.

How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost! Milton.

He withdrew his opposition all of a sudden . Thackeray.

Suddenty <Xpage=1440>

Sud"den*ty (?) , n. [Cf. F. soudainet\'82 .] Suddenness; a sudden. [Scot.]

On a suddenty , on a sudden. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

Sudoral <Xpage=1440>

Su"dor*al (?) , a. [L. sudor .] Of or pertaining to sweat; as, sudoral eruptions .

Sudoriferous <Xpage=1440>

Su`dor*if"er*ous (?) , a. [L. sudor sweat + -ferous .] (Physiol.) Producing, or secreting, sweat; sudoriparous.

Sudoriferous glands (Anat.) , small convoluted tubular glands which are situated in the subcutaneous tissues and discharge by minute orifices in the surface of the skin; the sweat glands.

Sudorific <Xpage=1440>

Su`dor*if"ic (?) , a. [L. sudor sweat (akin to E. sweat ) + facere to make.] Causing sweat; as, sudorific herbs . -- n. A sudorific medicine. Cf. Diaphoretic .

Sudoriparous <Xpage=1440>

Su`dor*ip"a*rous (?) , a. [L. sudor sweat + parere to produce.] (Physiol.) Same as Sudoriferous .

Sudorous <Xpage=1440>

Su"dor*ous (?) , a. [L. sudorus , fr. sudor sweat.] Consisting of sweat. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Sudra <Xpage=1440>

Su"dra (?) , n. [Skr. \'87<?/dra .] The lowest of the four great castes among the Hindoos. See Caste . [Written also Soorah , Soodra , and Sooder .]

Suds <Xpage=1440>

Suds (?) , n. pl. [Akin to sodden , seethe . See Seethe .] Water impregnated with soap, esp. when worked up into bubbles and froth.

In the suds , in turmoil or difficulty. [Colloq.] Beau. & Fl.

Sue <Xpage=1440>

Sue (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sued (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Suing (?) .] [OE. suen , sewen , siwen , OF. sivre (pres.ind. 3d sing. il siut , suit , he follows, nous sevons we follow), LL. sequere , for L. sequi , secutus ; akin to Gr. <?/, Skr. sac to accompany, and probably to E. see , v.t. See See , v. t. , and cf. Consequence , Ensue , Execute , Obsequious , Pursue , Second , Sect in religion, Sequence , Suit .] 1. To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win; to woo.

For yet there was no man that haddle him sued . Chaucer.

I was beloved of many a gentle knight, And sued and sought with all the service due. Spenser.

Sue me, and woo me, and flatter me. Tennyson.

2. (Law) (a) To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to institute process in law against; to bring an action against; to prosecute judicially. (b) To proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its proper termination; to gain by legal process.

3. (Falconry) To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk.

4. (Naut.) To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship .

R. H. Dana, Jr.

To sue out (Law) , to petition for and take out, or to apply for and obtain; as, to sue out a writ in chancery; to sue out a pardon for a criminal .

Sue <Xpage=1440>

Sue (?) , v. i. 1. To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to entreat; to plead.

By adverse destiny constrained to sue For counsel and redress, he sues to you. Pope.

C\'91sar came to Rome to sue for the double honor of a triumph and the consulship. C. Middleton.

The Indians were defeated and sued for peace. Jefferson.

2. (Law) To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for something) in law; as, to sue for damages .

3. To woo; to pay addresses as a lover.

Massinger.

4. (Naut.) To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship.

R. H. Dana, Jr.

Suent <Xpage=1440>

Su"ent (?) , a. Uniformly or evenly distributed or spread; even; smooth. See Suant .

Thoreau.

Suently <Xpage=1440>

Su"ent*ly , adv. Evenly; smoothly.

Suer <Xpage=1440>

Su"er (?) , n. One who sues; a suitor.

Suet <Xpage=1440>

Su"et (?) , n. [OE. suet , dim. fr. OF. seu , suif , F. suif , L. sebum . Cf. Soap , Sebaceous .] The fat and fatty tissues of an animal, especially the harder fat about the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton, which, when melted and freed from the membranes, forms tallow.

Suety <Xpage=1440>

Su"et*y (?) , a. Consisting of, or resembling, suet; as, a suety substance .

Suf- <Xpage=1440>

Suf- (?) . A form of the prefix Sub- .

Suffer <Xpage=1440>

Suf"fer (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Suffered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Suffering .] [OE. suffren , soffren , OF. sufrir , sofrir , F. souffrir , (assumed) LL. sofferire , for L. sufferre ; sub under + ferre to bear, akin to E. bear . See Bear to support.] 1. To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain of body, or grief of mind .

2. To endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to sustain; to bear up under.

Our spirit and strength entire, Strongly to suffer and support our pains. Milton.

3. To undergo; to be affected by; to sustain; to experience; as, most substances suffer a change when long exposed to air and moisture; to suffer loss or damage.

If your more ponderous and settled project May suffer alteration. Shak.

4. To allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate.

Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. Lev. xix. 17.

I suffer them to enter and possess. Milton.

Syn. -- To permit; bear; endure; support; sustain; allow; admit; tolerate. See Permit .

Suffer <Xpage=1440>

Suf"fer , v. i. 1. To feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is inconvenient; as, we suffer from pain, sickness, or sorrow; we suffer with anxiety .

O well for him whose will is strong! He suffers , but he will not suffer long. Tennyson.

2. To undergo punishment; specifically, to undergo the penalty of death.

The father was first condemned to suffer upon a day appointed, and the son afterwards the day following. Clarendon.

3. To be injured; to sustain loss or damage.

Public business suffers by private infirmities. Sir W. Temple.

Sufferable <Xpage=1440>

Suf"fer*a*ble (?) , a. [Cf. F. souffrable .] 1. Able to suffer or endure; patient. [Obs.] "Ye must be sufferable ."

Chaucer.

2. That may be suffered, tolerated, or permitted; allowable; tolerable.

-- Suf"fer*a*ble*ness , n. -- Suf"fer*a*bly , adv.

Sufferance <Xpage=1440>

Suf"fer*ance (?) , n. [OE. suffrance , OF. sufrance , soufrance , F. souffrance , L. sufferentia , from sufferens , -entis , p.pr. of sufferre . See Suffer .] 1. The state of suffering; the bearing of pain; endurance.

He must not only die the death, But thy unkindness shall his death draw out To lingering sufferance . Shak.

2. Pain endured; misery; suffering; distress.

The seeming sufferances that you had borne. Shak.

3. Loss; damage; injury. [Obs.]

A grievous . . . sufferance on most part of their fleet. Shak.

4. Submission under difficult or oppressive circumstances; patience; moderation.

Chaucer.

But hasty heat tempering with sufferance wise. Spenser.

5. Negative consent by not forbidding or hindering; toleration; permission; allowance; leave.

Shak.

In their beginning they are weak and wan, But soon, through sufferance , grow to fearful end. Spenser.

Somewhiles by sufferance , and somewhiles by special leave and favor, they erected to themselves oratories. Hooker.

6. A permission granted by the customs authorities for the shipment of goods. [Eng.]

Estate of sufferance (Law) , the holding by a tenant who came in by a lawful title, but remains, after his right has expired, without positive leave of the owner. Blackstone . -- On sufferance , by mere toleration; as, to remain in a house on sufferance .

Syn. -- Endurance; pain; misery; inconvenience; patience; moderation; toleration; permission.

Sufferer <Xpage=1440>

Suf"fer*er (?) , n. 1. One who suffers; one who endures or undergoes suffering; one who sustains inconvenience or loss; as, sufferers by poverty or sickness; men are sufferers by fire or by losses at sea.

2. One who permits or allows.

Suffering <Xpage=1440>

Suf"fer*ing , n. The bearing of pain, inconvenience, or loss; pain endured; distress, loss, or injury incurred; as, sufferings by pain or sorrow; sufferings by want or by wrongs. "Souls in sufferings tried."

Keble.

Suffering <Xpage=1440>

Suf"fer*ing , a. Being in pain or grief; having loss, injury, distress, etc. -- Suf"fer*ing*ly , adv.

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Suffice <Xpage=1441>

Suf*fice" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Sufficed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Sufficing (?) .] [OE. suffisen , OF. soufire , F. suffire (cf. suffisant , p.pr.), L. sufficere to put under, to substitute, to avail for, to suffice; sub under + facere to make. See Fact .] To be enough, or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate.

Chaucer.

To recount almighty works, What words or tongue of seraph can suffice ? Milton.

Suffice <Xpage=1441>

Suf*fice" , v. t. 1. To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of.

Spenser.

Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this matter. Deut. iii. 26.

2. To furnish; to supply adequately. [Obs.]

The power appeased, with winds sufficed the sail. Dryden.

Sufficience <Xpage=1441>

Suf*fi"cience (?) , n. Sufficiently. [Obs.]

Sufficiency <Xpage=1441>

Suf*fi"cien*cy (?) , n. [L. sufficientia : cf. F. suffisance . See Suffice .] 1. The quality or state of being sufficient, or adequate to the end proposed; adequacy.

His sufficiency is such that he bestows and possesses, his plenty being unexhausted. Boyle.

2. Qualification for any purpose; ability; capacity.

A substitute or most allowed sufficiency . Shak.

I am not so confident of my own sufficiency as not willingly to admit the counsel of others. Eikon Basilike.

3. Adequate substance or means; competence. "An elegant sufficiency ."

Thomson.

4. Supply equal to wants; ample stock or fund.

5. Conceit; self-confidence; self-sufficiency.

Sufficiency is a compound of vanity and ignorance. Sir W. Temple.

Sufficient <Xpage=1441>

Suf*fi"cient (?) , a. [L. sufficiens , -entis , p.pr. of sufficere : cf. F. suffisant . See Suffice .] 1. Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough; ample; competent; as, provision sufficient for the family; an army sufficient to defend the country .

My grace is sufficient for thee. 2 Cor. xii. 9.

2. Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.

Who is sufficient for these things? 2 Cor. ii. 16.

3. Capable of meeting obligations; responsible.

The man is, notwithstanding, sufficient . . . I think I may take his bond. Shak.

4. Self-sufficient; self-satisfied; content. [R.]

Thou art the most sufficient (I'll say for thee), Not to believe a thing. Beau. & Fl.

Syn. -- Enough; adequate; competent; full; satisfactory; ample.

Sufficiently <Xpage=1441>

Suf*fi"cient*ly , adv. To a sufficient degree; to a degree that answers the purpose, or gives content; enough; as, we are sufficiently supplied with food; a man sufficiently qualified for the discharge of his official duties .

Sufficing <Xpage=1441>

Suf*fi"cing (?) , a. Affording enough; satisfying. -- Suf*fi"cing*ly , adv. -- Suf*fi"cing*ness , n.

Suffisance <Xpage=1441>

Suf*fi"sance (?) , n. [F. See Sufficiency .] Sufficiency; plenty; abundance; contentment. [Obs.]

He could in little thing have suffisaunce . Chaucer.

Suffisant <Xpage=1441>

Suf*fi"sant (?) , a. Sufficient. [Obs.]

Suffix <Xpage=1441>

Suf"fix (?) , n. [L. suffixus , p.p. of suffigere to fasten on, to affix; sub under + figere to fix: cf. F. suffixe . See Fix .] 1. A letter, letters, syllable, or syllables added or appended to the end of a word or a root to modify the meaning; a postfix.

2. (Math.) A subscript mark, number, or letter. See Subscript , a.

Suffix <Xpage=1441>

Suf*fix" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Suffixed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Suffixing .] To add or annex to the end, as a letter or syllable to a word; to append.

Suffixion <Xpage=1441>

Suf*fix"ion (?) , n. The act of suffixing, or the state of being suffixed.

Suffixment <Xpage=1441>

Suf*fix"ment (?) , n. Suffixion. [R.]

Earle.

Sufflaminate <Xpage=1441>

Suf*flam"i*nate (?) , v. t. [L. sufflaminatus , p.p. of sufflaminare to hold back by a clog, from sufflamen a clog.] 1. To retard the motion of, as a carriage, by preventing one or more of its wheels from revolving, either by means of a chain or otherwise. [Obs.]

2. Hence, to stop; to impede. [Obs.]

Barrow.

Sufflate <Xpage=1441>

Suf*flate" (?) , v. t. [L. sufflatus , p.p. of sufflare to blow up, inflate; sub under + flare to blow.] To blow up; to inflate; to inspire. [R.]

T. Ward.

Sufflation <Xpage=1441>

Suf*fla"tion (?) , n. [L. sufflatio .] The act of blowing up or inflating. [R.]

Coles.

Suffocate <Xpage=1441>

Suf"fo*cate (?) , a. [L. suffocatus , p.p. of suffocare to choke; sub under + fauces the throat. Cf. Faucal .] Suffocated; choked.

Shak.

Suffocate <Xpage=1441>

Suf"fo*cate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Suffocated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Suffocating .] 1. To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to smother.

Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate . Shak.

2. To destroy; to extinguish; as, to suffocate fire .

Suffocate <Xpage=1441>

Suf"fo*cate , v. i. To become choked, stifled, or smothered. "A swelling discontent is apt to suffocate and strangle without passage."

collier.

Suffocating <Xpage=1441>

Suf"fo*ca`ting , a. & n. from Suffocate , v. -- Suf"fo*ca`ting*ly , adv.

Suffocation <Xpage=1441>

Suf`fo*ca"tion (?) , n. [L. suffocatio : cf. F. suffocation .] The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking.

&hand; The term suffocation is sometimes employed synonymously with asphyxia . In the strict medico-legal sense it signifies asphyxia induced by obstruction of the respiration otherwise than by direct pressure on the neck (hanging, strangulation) or submersion (drowning).

Quain.

Suffocative <Xpage=1441>

Suf"fo*ca*tive (?) , a. Tending or able to choke or stifle. " Suffocative catarrhs."

Arbuthnot.

Suffossion <Xpage=1441>

Suf*fos"sion (?) , n. [L. suffossio , from suffodere , suffossum , to dig under; sub under + fodere to dig.] A digging under; an undermining. [R.]

Bp. Hall.

Suffragan <Xpage=1441>

Suf"fra*gan (?) , a. [F. suffragant , L. suffragans , p.pr. of suffragari to support with one's vote, to be favorable. See Suffrage .] Assisting; assistant; as, a suffragan bishop .

Suffragan <Xpage=1441>

Suf"fra*gan (?) , n. [F. suffragant : cf. LL. suffraganeus . See Suffragan , a. ] 1. An assistant.

2. (Eccl.) A bishop considered as an assistant, or as subject, to his metropolitan; an assistant bishop.

Suffraganship <Xpage=1441>

Suf"fra*gan*ship , n. The office of a suffragan.

Suffragant <Xpage=1441>

Suf"fra*gant (?) , a. & n. Suffragan. [Obs.]

Suffragate <Xpage=1441>

Suf"fra*gate (?) , v. i. & t. [ imp. & p. p. Suffragated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Suffragating .] [L. suffragatus , p.p. of suffragari . See Suffragan , a. ] To vote or vote with. [Obs.] " Suffragating tribes."

Dryden.

Suffragator <Xpage=1441>

Suf"fra*ga`tor (?) , n. [L.] One who assists or favors by his vote. [Obs.]

Suffrage <Xpage=1441>

Suf"frage (?) , n. [F., fr. L. suffragium ; perhaps originally, a broken piece, a potsherd, used in voting, and fr. sub under + the root of frangere to break. See Break .] 1. A vote given in deciding a controverted question, or in the choice of a man for an office or trust; the formal expression of an opinion; assent; vote.

I ask your voices and your suffrages . Shak.

2. Testimony; attestation; witness; approval.