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3. To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to support the courage or spirits .

4. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the character of King Lear .

5. To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to support the ministers of the gospel.

6. To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a debate .

7. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support the charges; the evidence will not support the statements or allegations.

To urge such arguments, as though they were sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme of moral philosophy. J. Edwards.

8. To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to be able to support one's own cause .

9. To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration.

Wherefore, bold pleasant, Darest thou support a published traitor? Shak.

10. A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison, supported by his two sons.

Support arms (Mil.) , a command in the manual of arms in responce to which the piece is held vertically at the shoulder, with the hammer resting on the left forearm, which is passed horizontally across the body in front; also, the position assumed in response to this command.

Syn. -- To maintain; endure; verify; substantiate; countenance; patronize; help; back; second; succor; relieve; uphold; encourage; favor; nurture; nourish; cherish; shield; defend; protect; stay; assist; forward.

Support <Xpage=1449>

Sup*port" (?) , n. [F.] 1. The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining.

2. That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind.

3. That which maintains or preserves from being overcome, falling, yielding, sinking, giving way, or the like; subsistence; maintenance; assistance; re\'89nforcement; as, he gave his family a good support , the support of national credit; the assaulting column had the support of a battery.

Points of support (Arch.) , the horizontal area of the solids of a building, walls, piers, and the like, as compared with the open or vacant spaces. -- Right of support (Law) , an easement or servitude by which the owner of a house has a right to rest his timber on the walls of his neighbor's house. Kent .

Syn. -- Stay; prop; maintenance; subsistence; assistance; favor; countenance; encouragement; patronage; aid; help; succor; nutriment; sustenance; food.

Supportable <Xpage=1449>

Sup*port"a*ble (?) , a. [Cf. F. supportable .] Capable of being supported, maintained, or endured; endurable. -- Sup*port"a*ble*ness , n. -- Sup*port"a*bly , adv.

Supportance <Xpage=1449>

Sup*port"ance (?) , n. Support. [Obs.]

Shak.

Supportation <Xpage=1449>

Sup`por*ta"tion (?) , n. Maintenance; support. [Obs.]

Chaucer. Bacon.

Supporter <Xpage=1449>

Sup*port"er (?) , n. 1. One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life .

The sockets and supporters of flowers are figured. Bacon.

The saints have a . . . supporter in all their miseries. South.

2. Especially, an adherent; one who sustains, advocates, and defends; as, the supporter of a party, faction, or candidate .

3. (Shipbuilding) A knee placed under the cathead.

4. (Her.) A figure, sometimes of a man, but commonly of some animal, placed on either side of an escutcheon, and exterior to it. Usually, both supporters of an escutcheon are similar figures.

5. (Med.) A broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or some other part or organ.

<-- athletic supporter. A supprter (Def. 5), specifically to support the male testicles while engaged in vigorous athletics. Also called a jock or a jockstrap. -->

Supportful <Xpage=1449>

Sup*port"ful (?) , a. Abounding with support. [Obs.]

Chapman.

Supportless <Xpage=1449>

Sup*port"less , a. Having no support.

Milton.

Supportment <Xpage=1449>

Sup*port"ment (?) , n. Support. [Obs.]

Sir H. Wotton.

Supportress <Xpage=1449>

Sup*port"ress (?) , n. A female supporter. [R.]

You are my gracious patroness and supportress . Massinger.

Supposable <Xpage=1449>

Sup*pos"a*ble (?) , a. Capable of being supposed, or imagined to exist; as, that is not a supposable case . -- Sup*pos"a*ble*ness , n. -- Sup*pos"a*bly , adv.

Supposal <Xpage=1449>

Sup*pos"al (?) , n. The act of supposing; also, that which is supposed; supposition; opinion.

Shak.

Interest, with a Jew, never proceeds but upon supposal , at least, of a firm and sufficient bottom. South.

Suppose <Xpage=1449>

Sup*pose" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Supposed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Supposing .] [F. supposer ; pref. sub- under + poser to place; -- corresponding in meaning to L. supponere , suppositum , to put under, to substitute, falsify, counterfeit. See Pose .] 1. To represent to one's self, or state to another, not as true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some consequence or application which the reality would involve or admit of; to imagine or admit to exist, for the sake of argument or illustration; to assume to be true; as, let us suppose the earth to be the center of the system, what would be the result?

Suppose they take offence without a cause. Shak.

When we have as great assurance that a thing is, as we could possibly, supposing it were, we ought not to make any doubt of its existence. Tillotson.

2. To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.

How easy is a bush supposed a bear! Shak.

Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men, the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead. 2 Sam. xiii. 32.

3. To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of thought or of nature; as, purpose supposes foresight .

One falsehood always supposes another, and renders all you can say suspected. Female Quixote.

4. To put by fraud in the place of another. [Obs.]

Syn. -- To imagine; believe; conclude; judge; consider; view; regard; conjecture; assume.

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Suppose <Xpage=1450>

Sup*pose" (?) , v. i. To make supposition; to think; to be of opinion.

Acts ii. 15.

Suppose <Xpage=1450>

Sup*pose" , n. Supposition. [Obs.] Shak . "A base suppose that he is honest."

Dryden.

Supposeer <Xpage=1450>

Sup*pose"er (?) , n. One who supposes.

Supposition <Xpage=1450>

Sup`po*si"tion (?) , n. [F. supposition , L. suppositio a placing under, a substitution, fr. supponere , suppositium , to put under, to substitute. The word has the meaning corresponding to suppose . See Sub- , and Position .] 1. The act of supposing, laying down, imagining, or considering as true or existing, what is known not to be true, or what is not proved.

2. That which is supposed; hypothesis; conjecture; surmise; opinion or belief without sufficient evidence.

This is only an infallibility upon supposition that if a thing be true, it is imposible to be false. Tillotson.

He means are in supposition . Shak.

Suppositional <Xpage=1450>

Sup`po*si"tion*al (?) , a. Resting on supposition; hypothetical; conjectural; supposed.

South.

Supposititious <Xpage=1450>

Sup*pos`i*ti"tious (?) , a. [L. suppositicus . See Supposition .] 1. Fraudulently substituted for something else; not being what is purports to be; not genuine; spurious; counterfeit; as, a supposititious child; a supposititious writing .

Bacon.

2. Suppositional; hypothetical. [R.]

Woodward.

-- Sup*pos`i*ti"tious*ly , adv. -- Sup*pos`i*ti"tious*ness , n.

Suppositive <Xpage=1450>

Sup*pos"i*tive (?) , a. [Cf. F. suppositif .] Including or implying supposition, or hypothesis; supposed. -- Sup*pos"i*tive*ly , adv. Hammond .

Suppositive <Xpage=1450>

Sup*pos"i*tive , n. A word denoting or implying supposition, as the words if , granting , provided , etc.

Harris.

Suppositor <Xpage=1450>

Sup*pos"i*tor (?) , n. (Med.) An apparatus for the introduction of suppositories into the rectum.

Suppository <Xpage=1450>

Sup*pos"i*to*ry (?) , n. ; pl. Suppositories (#) . [LL. suppositorium , fr. L. suppositorius that is placed underneath: cf. F. suppositoire . See Supposition .] (Med.) A pill or bolus for introduction into the rectum; esp., a cylinder or cone of medicated cacao butter.

Supposure <Xpage=1450>

Sup*po"sure (?) , n. Supposition; hypothesis; conjecture. [Obs.]

Hudibras.

Suppress <Xpage=1450>

Sup*press" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Suppressed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Suppressing .] [L. suppressus , p.p. of supprimere to suppress; sub under + premere , pressum , to press. See Sub- , and Press .] 1. To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.

Every rebellion, when it is suppressed , doth make the subject weaker, and the prince stronger. Sir J. Davies.

2. To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to suppress the voice; to suppress a smile .

Sir W. Scott.

3. To retain without disclosure; to conceal; not to reveal; to prevent publication of; as, to suppress evidence; to suppress a pamphlet; to suppress the truth .

She suppresses the name, and this keeps him in a pleasing suspense. Broome.

4. To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage .

Syn. -- To repress; restrain; put down; overthrow; overpower; overwhelm; conceal; stifle; stop; smother.

Suppressible <Xpage=1450>

Sup*press"i*ble (?) , a. That may be suppressed.

Suppression <Xpage=1450>

Sup*pres"sion (?) , n. [L. suppressio : cf. F. suppression .] 1. The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed; repression; as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection, or tumult; the suppression of truth, of reports, of evidence, and the like.

2. (Med.) Complete stoppage of a natural secretion or excretion; as, suppression of urine; -- used in contradiction to retention , which signifies that the secretion or excretion is retained without expulsion .

Quain.

3. (Gram.) Omission; as, the suppression of a word .

Syn. -- Overthrow; destruction; concealment; repression; detention; retention; obstruction.

Suppressive <Xpage=1450>

Sup*press"ive (?) , a. Tending to suppress; subduing; concealing.

Suppressor <Xpage=1450>

Sup*press"or (?) , n. [L., hider.] One who suppresses.

Supprise <Xpage=1450>

Sup*prise" (?) , v. t. To surprise. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Suppurant <Xpage=1450>

Sup"pu*rant (?) , n. (Med.) A suppurative.

Suppurate <Xpage=1450>

Sup"pu*rate (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Suppurated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Suppurating .] [L. suppuratus , p.p. of suppurare to suppurate, cause to suppurate; sub under + pus , puris , matter. See Pus .] To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates .

Suppurate <Xpage=1450>

Sup"pu*rate , v. t. To cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore .

Arbuthnot.

Suppuration <Xpage=1450>

Sup`pu*ra"tion (?) , n. [L. suppuratio : cf. F. suppuration .] 1. The act or process of suppurating.

2. The matter produced by suppuration; pus.

Suppurative <Xpage=1450>

Sup"pu*ra*tive (?) , a. [Cf. F. suppuratif .] Tending to suppurate; promoting suppuration.

Suppurative fever (Med.) , py\'91mia.

Suppurative <Xpage=1450>

Sup"pu*ra*tive , n. (Med.) A suppurative medicine.

Supputate <Xpage=1450>

Sup"pu*tate (?) , v. t. [L. supputatus , p.p. of supputare . See Suppute .] To suppute. [Obs.]

Supputation <Xpage=1450>

Sup`pu*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. supputatio : cf. F. supputation .] Reckoning; account. [Obs.]

Suppute <Xpage=1450>

Sup*pute" (?) , v. t. [F. supputer , or L. supputare ; sub under + putare to reckon.] To reckon; to compute; to suppose; to impute. [Obs.]

Drayton.

Supra <Xpage=1450>

Su"pra (?) , adv. [L.; akin to super . See Super- .] Over; above; before; also, beyond; besides; -- much used as a prefix.

Supra-acromial <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra-a*cro"mi*al (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated above the acromial process of the scapula.

Supra-angular <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra-an"gu*lar (?) , a. (Anat.) See Surangular .

Supra-auricular <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra-au*ric"u*lar (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Situated above the ear coverts, or auriculars; -- said of certain feathers of birds. -- n. A supra-auricular feather.

Supra-axillary <Xpage=1450>

Su"pra-ax"il*la*ry (?) , a. (Bot.) Growing above the axil; inserted above the axil, as a peduncle. See Suprafoliaceous .

Suprabranchial <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*bran"chi*al (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Situated above the branchi\'91; -- applied especially to the upper division of the gill cavity of bivalve mollusks.

Suprachoroid, Suprachoroidal <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*cho"roid (?) , Su`pra*cho*roid"al (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated above the choroid; -- applied to the layer of the choroid coat of the eyeball next to the sclerotic.

Supraciliary <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*cil"i*a*ry (?) , a. (Anat.) Superciliary.

Supraclavicle <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*clav"i*cle (?) , n. (Anat.) A bone which usually connects the clavicle with the post-temporal in the pectorial arch of fishes.

Supraclavicular <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*cla*vic"u*lar (?) , a. (Anat.) (a) Situated above the clavicle. (b) Of or pertaining to the supraclavicle.

Supracondylar, Supracondyloid <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*con"dy*lar (?) , Su`pra*con"dy*loid (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated above a condyle or condyles.

Supracostal <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*cos"tal (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated above, or on the outside of, the ribs.

Supracranial <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*cra"ni*al (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated above, or in the roof of, the cranium.

Supracretaceous <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*cre*ta"ceous (?) , a. (Geol.) Lying above the chalk; Supercretaceous.

Supradecompound <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*de*com"pound (?) , a. (Bot.) More than decompound; divided many times.

Supra-esophagal, Supra-esophageal <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra-e*soph"a*gal (?) , Su`pra-e`so*phag"e*al (?) , a. (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as, the supra-esophageal ganglion of Crustacea . [Written also supra-\'d2sophagal , and supra-\'d2sophageal .]

Supra-ethmoid <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra-eth"moid (?) , a. (Anat.) Above, or on the dorsal side of, the ethmoid bone or cartilage.

Suprafoliaceous <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*fo`li*a"ceous (?) , a. (Bot.) Inserted into the stem above the leaf, petiole, or axil, as a peduncle or flower.

Supraglotic <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*glot"ic (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated above the glottis; -- applied to that part of the cavity of the larynx above the true vocal cords.

Suprahepatic <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*he*pat"ic (?) , a. (Anat.) Situated over, or on the dorsal side of, the liver; -- applied to the branches of the hepatic veins.

Suprahyoid <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*hy"oid (?) , a. (Anat.) Hyomental.

Supra-ilium <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra-il"i*um (?) , n. (Anat.) The cartilaginous cap at the sacral end of the ilium of some animals.

Supralapsarian <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*lap*sa"ri*an (?) , n. [ Supra- + lapse : cf. F. supralapsaire .] (Eccl. Hist.) One of that class of Calvinists who believed that God's decree of election determined that man should fall, in order that the opportunity might be furnished of securing the redemption of a part of the race, the decree of salvation being conceived of as formed before or beyond , and not after or following , the lapse, or fall. Cf. Infralapsarian .

Supralapsarian <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*lap*sa"ri*an , a. Of or pertaining to the Supralapsarians, or their doctrine.

Supralapsarianism <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*lap*sa"ri*an*ism (?) , n. The doctrine, belief, or principles of the Supralapsarians.

Supralapsary <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*lap"sa*ry (?) , a. Supralapsarian.

Supralapsary <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*lap"sa*ry , n. A Supralapsarian.

Supraloral <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*lo"ral (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Situated above the lores; as, the supraloral feathers of a bird . -- n. A supraloral feather.

Supralunar, Supralunary <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*lu"nar (?) , Su`pra*lu"na*ry (?) , a. Beyond the moon; hence, very lofty.

Supramaxilla <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*max"il*la (?) , n. ; pl. Supramaxill\'91 (<?/) . (Anat.) The upper jaw or maxilla.

Supramaxillary <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*max"il*la*ry (?) , a. (Anat.) (a) Situated over the lower jaw; as, the supramaxillary nerve . (b) Of or pertaining to the upper jaw.

Supramundane <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*mun"dane (?) , a. Being or situated above the world or above our system; celestial.

Supranaturalism <Xpage=1450>

Su`pra*nat"u*ral*ism (?) , n. The state of being supernatural; belief in supernatural agency or revelation; supernaturalism.

Supranaturalist <Xpage=1450>