Webster's Dictionary 1828

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SUBORBICULATE

SUBORBIC'ULATE, a. [L. sub and orbiculatus.] Almost orbiculate or orbicular; nearly circular.

5402

SUBORDINACY

SUBOR'DINACY, noun [See Subordinate.]1. The state of being subordinate or subject to control; as, to bring the imagination to act in subordinacy to reason.2. Series of subordina...

5403

SUBORDINANCY

SUBOR'DINANCY, noun [Not in use. See Subordinacy.]

5404

SUBORDINATE

SUBOR'DINATE, adjective [Latin sub and ordinatus, from ordo, order.]1. Inferior in order, in nature, in dignity, in power, importance, etc.; as subordinate officers.It was subor...

5405

SUBORDINATED

SUBOR'DINATED, participle passive Placed in an inferior rank; considered as of inferior importance; subjected.

5406

SUBORDINATELY

SUBOR'DINATELY, adverb In a lower rank or of inferior importance.1. In a series regularly descending.

5407

SUBORDINATION

SUBORDINA'TION, noun [See Subordinate.]1. The state of being inferior to another; inferiority of rank or dignity.2. A series regularly descending.Natural creatures having a loca...

5408

SUBORN

SUBORN', verb transitive [Latin suborno; sub and orno. The sense of orno, in this word, and the primary sense, is to put on, to furnish. Hence suborno, to furnish privately, tha...

5409

SUBORNATION

SUBORNA'TION, noun In law, the crime of procuring a person to take such a false oath as constitutes perjury.1. The crime of procuring one to do a criminal or bad action.

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SUBORNED

SUBORN'ED, participle passive Procured to take a false oath, or to do a bad action.

5411

SUBORNER

SUBORN'ER, noun One who procures another to take a false oath, or to do a bad action.

5412

SUBORNING

SUBORN'ING, participle present tense Procuring one to take a false oath, or to do a criminal action.

5413

SUBOVATE

SUBO'VATE, adjective [Latin sub and ovatus, from ovum, an egg.]Almost ovate; nearly in the form of an egg.

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SUBPENA

SUBPE'NA, noun [Latin sub and poena, pain, penalty.]A writ commanding the attendance in court of the person on whom it is served; as witnesses, etc.SUBPE'NA, verb transitive To ...

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SUBPERPENDICULAR

SUBPERPENDIC'ULAR, noun [sub and perpendicular.]A subnormal, which see.

5416

SUBPETIOLATE

SUBPET'IOLATE, adjective [sub and petiole.] In botany, having a very short petiole.

5417

SUBPRIOR

SUBPRI'OR, noun [sub and prior.] The vicegerent of a prior; a claustral officer who assists the prior.

5418

SUBPURCHASER

SUBPUR'CHASER, noun A purchaser who buys of a purchaser.

5419

SUBQUADRATE

SUBQUAD'RATE, adjective Nearly square.

5420

SUBQUADRUPLE

SUBQUAD'RUPLE, adjective [sub and quadruple.] Containing one part of four; as subquadruple proportion.

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SUBQUINQUEFID

SUBQUIN'QUEFID, adjective [sub and quinquefid.] Almost quinfuefid.

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SUBQUINTUPLE

SUBQUIN'TUPLE, adjective [sub and quintuple.] Containing one part of five; as subquintuple proportion.

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SUBRAMOUS

SUBRA'MOUS, adjective [Latin sub and ramosus, full of branches.]In botany, having few branches.

5424

SUBRECTOR

SUBREC'TOR, noun [sub and rector.] A rector's deputy or substitute.

5425

SUBREPTION

SUBREP'TION, noun [Latin subreptio, from subrepo, to creep under.]The act of obtaining a favor by surprise or unfair representation, that is, by suppression or fraudulent concea...

5426

SUBREPTITIOUS

SUBREPTI'TIOUS, adjective [Latin surreptitius, supra.] Falsely crept in; fraudulently obtained. [See Surreptitious.]

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SUBROGATE

SUB'ROGATE, verb transitive [Latin subrogo.] To put in the place of another. [Not in use. See Surrogate.]