Chapter 1673

Su`per*vive" (?) , v. t. [L. supervivere . See Survive .] To survive; to outlive. [Obs.]

Supervolute <Xpage=1448>

Su`per*vo*lute" (?) , a. [L. supervolutus , p.p. of supervolvere to roll over; super over + volvere to roll.] (Bot.) Having a plainted and convolute arrangement in the bud, as in the morning-glory.

Supination <Xpage=1448>

Su`pi*na"tion (?) , n. [L. supinare , supinatum , to bend or lay backward, fr. supinus supine: cf. F. supination . See Supine .] (Physiol.) (a) The act of turning the hand palm upward; also, position of the hand with the palm upward. (b) The act or state of lying with the face upward. Opposed to pronation .

Supinator <Xpage=1448>

Su`pi*na"tor (?) , n. [NL.] (Anat.) A muscle which produces the motion of supination.

Supine <Xpage=1448>

Su*pine" (?) , a. [L. supinus , akin to sub under, super above. Cf. Sub- , Super- .] 1. Lying on the back, or with the face upward; -- opposed to prone .

2. Leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun; sloping; inclined.

If the vine On rising ground be placed, or hills supine . Dryden.

3. Negligent; heedless; indolent; listless.

He became pusillanimous and supine , and openly exposed to any temptation. Woodward.

Syn. -- Negligent; heedless; indolent; thoughtless; inattentive; listless; careless; drowsy.

-- Su*pine"ly , adv. -- Su*pine"ness , n.

Supine <Xpage=1448>

Su"pine (?) , n. [L. supinum (sc. verbum ), from supinus bent or thrown backward, perhaps so called because, although furnished with substantive case endings, it rests or falls back, as it were, on the verb: cf. F. supin .] (Lat. Gram.) A verbal noun; or (according to C.F.Becker), a case of the infinitive mood ending in -um and -u , that in -um being sometimes called the former supine , and that in -u the latter supine .

Supinity <Xpage=1448>

Su*pin"i*ty (?) , n. [L. supinitas .] Supineness. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Suppage <Xpage=1448>

Sup"page (?) , n. [From Sup .] What may be supped; pottage. [Obs.]

Hooker.

Suppalpation <Xpage=1448>

Sup`pal*pa"tion (?) , n. [L. suppalpari to caress a little; sub under, a little + palpare to caress.] The act of enticing by soft words; enticement. [Obs.]

Supparasitation <Xpage=1448>

Sup*par`a*si*ta"tion (?) , n. [See Supparasite .] The act of flattering to gain favor; servile approbation. [Obs.]

Bp. Hall.

Supparasite <Xpage=1448>

Sup*par"a*site (?) , v. t. [L. supparasitari ; sub under, a little + parasitus a parasite.] To flatter; to cajole; to act the parasite. [Obs.]

Dr. R. Clerke.

Suppawn <Xpage=1448>

Sup*pawn" (?) , n. See Supawn .

Suppedaneous <Xpage=1448>

Sup`pe*da"ne*ous (?) , a. [Pref. sub- + L. pes , pedis , a foot: cf. L. suppedaneum a footstool.] Being under the feet. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Suppeditate <Xpage=1448>

Sup*ped"i*tate (?) , v. t. [L. suppeditatus , p.p. of suppeditare to supply.] To supply; to furnish. [Obs.]

Hammond.

Suppeditation <Xpage=1448>

Sup*ped`i*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. suppeditatio .] Supply; aid afforded. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Supper <Xpage=1448>

Sup"per (?) , n. [OE. soper , super , OF. super , soper , F. souper ; originally an infinitive, to sup, take a meal. See Soup , and cf. Sup to take supper.] A meal taken at the close of the day; the evening meal.

&hand; Supper is much used in an obvious sense, either adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as, supper time or supper -time, supper bell, supper hour, etc.

Supper <Xpage=1448>

Sup"per , v. i. To take supper; to sup. [R.]

Supper <Xpage=1448>

Sup"per , v. t. To supply with supper. [R.] "Kester was suppering the horses."

Mrs. Gaskell.

Supperless <Xpage=1448>

Sup"per*less , a. Having no supper; deprived of supper; as, to go supperless to bed .

Beau. & Fl.

Supping <Xpage=1448>

Sup"ping (?) , n. 1. The act of one who sups; the act of taking supper.

2. That which is supped; broth. [Obs.]

Holland.

Supplace <Xpage=1448>

Sup*place" (?) , v. t. To replace. [R.]

J. Bascom.

Supplant <Xpage=1448>

Sup*plant" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Supplanted (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Supplanting .] [F. supplanter , L. supplantare to trip up one's heels, to throw down; sub under + planta the sole of the foot, also, a sucker, slip, sprout. Cf. Plant , n. ] 1. To trip up. [Obs.] " Supplanted , down he fell."

Milton.

2. To remove or displace by stratagem; to displace and take the place of; to supersede; as, a rival supplants another in the favor of a mistress or a prince .

Suspecting that the courtier had supplanted the friend. Bp. Fell.

3. To overthrow, undermine, or force away, in order to get a substitute in place of.

You never will supplant the received ideas of God. Landor.

Syn. -- To remove; displace; overpower; undermine; overthrow; supersede.

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Supplantation <Xpage=1449>

Sup`plan*ta"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. supplantation , L. supplantatio hypocritical deceit.] The act of supplanting or displacing.

Habitual supplantation of immediate selfishness. Cloeridge.

Supplanter <Xpage=1449>

Sup*plan"ter (?) , n. One who supplants.

Supple <Xpage=1449>

Sup"ple (?) , a. [OE. souple , F. souple , from L. supplex suppliant, perhaps originally, being the knees. Cf. Supplicate .] 1. Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple fingers .

2. Yielding compliant; not obstinate; submissive to guidance; as, a supple horse .

If punishment . . . makes not the will supple , it hardens the offender. Locke.

3. Bending to the humor of others; flattering; fawning; obsequious.

Addison.

Syn. -- Pliant; flexible; yielding; compliant; bending; flattering; fawning; soft.

Supple <Xpage=1449>

Sup"ple , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Suppled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Suppling (?) .] 1. To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple leather .

The flesh therewith she suppled and did steep. Spenser.

2. To make compliant, submissive, or obedient.

A mother persisting till she had bent her daughter's mind and suppled her will. Locke.

They should supple our stiff willfulness. Barrow.

Supple <Xpage=1449>

Sup"ple , v. i. To become soft and pliant.

The stones . . . Suppled into softness as they fell. Dryden.

Supple-chapped <Xpage=1449>

Sup"ple-chapped` (?) , a. Having a limber tongue. [R.] "A supple-chapped flatterer."

Marston.

Supple-jack <Xpage=1449>

Sup"ple-jack` (?) , n. (Bot.) (a) A climbing shrub ( Berchemia volubilus ) of the Southern United States, having a tough and pliable stem. (b) A somewhat similar tropical American plant ( Paullinia Curassavica ); also, a walking stick made from its stem.

He was in form and spirit like a supple-jack , . . . yielding, but tough; though he bent, he never broke. W. Irving.

&hand; This name is given to various plants of similar habit in different British colonies.

Supplely <Xpage=1449>

Sup"ple*ly , adv. In a supple manner; softly; pliantly; mildly.

Cotgrave.

Supplement <Xpage=1449>

Sup"ple*ment (?) , n. [F. suppl\'82ment , L. supplementum , fr. supplere to fill up. See Supply , v. t. ] 1. That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply. [Obs.]

Chapman.

2. That which fills up, completes, or makes an addition to, something already organized, arranged, or set apart; specifically, a part added to, or issued as a continuation of, a book or paper, to make good its deficiencies or correct its errors.

3. (Trig.) The number of degrees which, if added to a specified arc, make it 180\'f8; the quantity by which an arc or an angle falls short of 180 degrees, or an arc falls short of a semicircle.

Syn. -- Appendix. -- Appendix , Supplement . An appendix is that which is appended to something, but is not essential to its completeness; a supplement is that which supplements, or serves to complete or make perfect, that to which it is added.

Supplement <Xpage=1449>

Sup"ple*ment (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Supplemented ; p. pr. & vb. n. Supplementing .] To fill up or supply by addition; to add something to.

Causes of one kind must be supplemented by bringing to bear upon them a causation of another kind. I. Taylor.

Supplemental, Supplementary <Xpage=1449>

Sup`ple*men"tal (?) , Sup`ple*men"ta*ry (?) , a. [Cf. F. suppl\'82mentaire .] Added to supply what is wanted; additional; being, or serving as, a supplement; as, a supplemental law; a supplementary sheet or volume .

Supplemental air (Physiol.) , the air which in addition to the residual air remains in the lungs after ordinary expiration, but which, unlike the residual air, can be expelled; reserve air. -- Supplemental bill (Equity) , a bill filed in aid of an original bill to supply some deffect in the latter, or to set forth new facts which can not be done by amendment. Burrill. Daniel . -- Supplementary chords (Math.) , in an ellipse or hyperbola, any two chords drawn through the extremities of a diameter, and intersecting on the curve.

Supplementation <Xpage=1449>

Sup`ple*men*ta"tion (?) , n. The act of supplementing.

C. Kingsley.

Suppleness <Xpage=1449>

Sup"ple*ness (?) , n. The quality or state of being supple; flexibility; pliableness; pliancy.

Suppletive, Suppletory <Xpage=1449>

Sup"ple*tive (?) , Sup"ple*to*ry (?) , a. [Cf. F. suppl\'82tif , LL. suppletivus , from L. supplere , suppletum , to fill up. See Supply .] Supplying deficiencies; supplementary; as, a suppletory oath .

Suppletory <Xpage=1449>

Sup"ple*to*ry , n. ; pl. Suppletories (<?/) . That which is to supply what is wanted.

Invent suppletories to excuse an evil man. Jer. Taylor.

Supplial <Xpage=1449>

Sup*pli"al (?) , n. The act of supplying; a supply. "The supplial of a preposition."

Fitzed. Hall.

Suppliance <Xpage=1449>

Sup*pli"ance (?) , n. [From Supply .] That which supplies a want; assistance; a gratification; satisfaction. [R.]

The perfume and suppliance of a minute. Shak.

Suppliance <Xpage=1449>

Sup*pli"ance (?) , n. [See Suppliant .] Supplication; entreaty.

When Greece her knee in suppliance bent. Halleck.

Suppliant <Xpage=1449>

Sup"pli*ant (?) , a. [F., p.pr. of supplier to entreat, L. supplicare . See Supplicate , and cf. Supplicant .] 1. Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating.

The rich grow suppliant , and the poor grow proud. Dryden.

2. Manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication.

To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee. Milton.

Syn. -- Entreating; beseeching; suing; begging; supplicating; imploring.

-- Sup"pli*ant*ly , adv. -- Sup"pli*ant*ness , n.

Suppliant <Xpage=1449>

Sup"pli*ant , n. One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively.

Hear thy suppliant's prayer. Dryden.

Supplicancy <Xpage=1449>

Sup"pli*can*cy (?) , n. Supplication. [R.]

Supplicant <Xpage=1449>

Sup"pli*cant (?) , a. [L. supplicans , p.pr. See Supplicate , and cf. Suppliant .] Entreating; asking submissively. Shak . -- Sup"pli*cant*ly , adv.

Supplicant <Xpage=1449>

Sup"pli*cant , n. One who supplicates; a suppliant.

The wise supplicant . . . left the event to God. Rogers.

Supplicat <Xpage=1449>

Sup"pli*cat (?) , n. [L., he supplicates.] (Eng. Universities) A petition; esp., a written one, with a certificate that the conditions have been complied with.

Supplicate <Xpage=1449>

Sup"pli*cate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Supplicated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Supplicating .] [L. supplicatus , p.p. of supplicare to supplicate; of uncertain origin, cf. supplex , supplicis , humbly begging or entreating; perhaps fr. sub under + a word akin to placare to reconcile, appease (cf. Placable ), or fr. sub under + plicare to fold, whence the idea of bending the knees (cf. Ply , v. t. ). Cf. Supple .] 1. To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; to ask for earnestly and humbly; as, to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel .

2. To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant; as, to supplicate the Deity .

Syn. -- To beseech; entreat; beg; petition; implore; importune; solicit; crave. See Beseech .

Supplicate <Xpage=1449>

Sup"pli*cate , v. i. To make petition with earnestness and submission; to implore.

A man can not brook to supplicate or beg. Bacon.

Supplicatingly <Xpage=1449>

Sup"pli*ca`ting*ly , adv. In a supplicating manner.

Supplication <Xpage=1449>

Sup`pli*ca"tion (?) , n. [F. supplication , L. supplicatio .] 1. The act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer, as in worship.

2. A humble petition; an earnest request; an entreaty.

3. (Rom. Antiq.) A religious solemnity observed in consequence of some military success, and also, in times of distress and danger, to avert the anger of the gods.

Syn. -- Entreaty; petition; solicitation; craving.

Supplicator <Xpage=1449>

Sup"pli*ca`tor (?) , n. [L.] One who supplicates; a supplicant.

Supplicatory <Xpage=1449>

Sup"pli*ca*to*ry (?) , a. [Cf. F. supplicatoire .] Containing supplication; humble; earnest.

Supplier <Xpage=1449>

Sup*pli"er (?) , n. One who supplies.

Supply <Xpage=1449>

Sup*ply" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Supplied (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Supplying (?) .] [For older supploy , F. suppl\'82er , OF. also supployer , (assumed) LL. suppletare , from L. supplere , suppletum ; sub under + plere to fill, akin to plenus full. See Plenty .] 1. To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an aqueduct supplies an artificial lake; -- often followed by with before the thing furnished; as, to supply a furnace with fuel ; to supply soldiers with ammunition .

2. To serve instead of; to take the place of.

Burning ships the banished sun supply . Waller.

The sun was set, and Vesper, to supply His absent beams, had lighted up the sky. Dryden.

3. To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of; as, to supply a pulpit .

4. To give; to bring or furnish; to provide; as, to supply money for the war .

Prior.

Syn. -- To furnish; provide; administer; minister; contribute; yield; accommodate.

Supply <Xpage=1449>

Sup*ply" , n. ; pl. Supplies (<?/) . 1. The act of supplying; supplial.

A. Tucker.

2. That which supplies a want; sufficiency of things for use or want. Specifically: --

(a) Auxiliary troops or re\'89nforcements. "My promised supply of horsemen."

Shak.

(b) The food, and the like, which meets the daily necessities of an army or other large body of men; store; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the army was discontented for lack of supplies .

(c) An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures; generally in the plural; as, to vote supplies .

(d) A person who fills a place for a time; one who supplies the place of another; a substitute; esp., a clergyman who supplies a vacant pulpit.

Stated supply (Eccl.) , a clergyman employed to supply a pulpit for a definite time, but not settled as a pastor. [U.S.] -- Supply and demand . (Polit. Econ.) " Demand means the quantity of a given article which would be taken at a given price. Supply means the quantity of that article which could be had at that price." F. A. Walker .

Supply <Xpage=1449>

Sup*ply" , a. Serving to contain, deliver, or regulate a supply of anything; as, a supply tank or valve .

Supply system (Zo\'94l.) , the system of tubes and canals in sponges by means of which food and water are absorbed. See Illust . of Spongi\'91 .

Supplyant <Xpage=1449>

Sup*ply"ant (?) , a. Supplying or aiding; auxiliary; suppletory. [Obs.]

Shak.

Supplyment <Xpage=1449>

Sup*ply"ment (?) , n. A supplying or furnishing; supply. [Obs.]

Shak.

Support <Xpage=1449>

Sup*port" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Supported ; p. pr. & vb. n. Supporting .] [F. supporter , L. supportare to carry on, to convey, in LL., to support, sustain; sub under + portare to carry. See Port demeanor.] 1. To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches.

2. To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or misfortunes .

This fierce demeanor and his insolence The patience of a god could not support . Dryden.