SUROXYDATE
SUROX'YDATE, verb transitive To form a suroxyd. [Little used.]
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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SURPASS
SURP'ASS, verb transitive To exceed; to excel; to go beyond in any thing good or bad. Homer surpasses modern poets in sublimity. Pope surpasses most other poets in smoothness of...
SURPASSABLE
SURP'ASSABLE, adjective That may be exceeded.
SURPASSED
SURP'ASSED, participle passive Exceeded; excelled.
SURPASSING
SURP'ASSING, participle present tense Exceeding; going beyond.1.adjective Excellent in an eminent degree; exceeding others.O thou, that with surpassing glory crown'd--
SURPASSINGLY
SURP'ASSINGLY, adverb In a very excellent manner; or in a degree surpassing others.
SURPLICE
SURPLICE, noun sur'plis. [Latin super pellicium, above the robe of fur.]A white garment worn by clergymen of some denominations over their other dress, in their ministrations. I...
SURPLICE-FEES
SUR'PLICE-FEES, noun [surplice and fees.] Fees paid to the clergy for occasional duties.
SURPLICED
SUR'PLICED, adjective Wearing a surplice.
SURPLUS
SUR'PLUS, noun [Latin id., more.]1. Overplus; that which remains when use is satisfied; excess beyond what is prescribed or wanted. In the United States, the surplus of wheat an...
SURPLUSAGE
SURPLUS'AGE, noun Surplus; as surplusage of grain or goods beyond what is wanted.1. In law, something in the pleadings or proceedings not necessary or relevant to the case, and ...
SURPRISAL
SURPRISAL, noun surpri'zal. [See Surprise.] The act of surprising or coming upon suddenly and unexpectedly; or the state of being taken unawares.
SURPRISE
SURPRISE, verb transitive surpri'ze. [Latin super, supra, and prendo, to take.]1. To come or fall upon suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares.The castle of Macduff I will s...
SURPRISED
SURPRI'SED, participle passive Come upon or taken unawares; struck with something novel or unexpected.
SURPRISING
SURPRI'SING, participle present tense Falling on or taking suddenly or unawares; striking with something novel; taking by a sudden or unexpected attack.1.adjective Exciting surp...
SURPRISINGLY
SURPRI'SINGLY, adverb In a manner or degree that excites surprise. He exerted himself surprisingly to save the life of his companion.
SURQUEDRY
SUR'QUEDRY, noun [See Heed.] Overweening pride; arrogance. [Not in use.]
SURREBUT
SURREBUT', verb intransitive [sur and rebut.] In legal pleadings, to reply, as a plaintif, to a defendant's rebutter.
SURREBUTTER
SURREBUT'TER, noun The plaintif's reply in pleading to a defendant's rebutter.
SURREJOIN
SURREJOIN', verb intransitive [sur and rejoin.] In legal pleadings, to reply, as a plaintif to a defendant's rejoinder.
SURREJOINDER
SURREJOIN'DER, noun The answer of a plaintif to a defendant's rejoinder.
SURRENDER
SURREN'DER, verb transitive [Latin sursum, and rendre, to render.]1. To yield to the power of another; to give or deliver up possession upon compulsion or demand; as, to surrend...
SURRENDERED
SURREN'DERED, participle passive Yielded or delivered to the power of another; given up; resigned.
SURRENDEREE
SURRENDEREE', noun In law, a person to whom the lord grants surrendered land; the cestuy que use.
SURRENDERING
SURREN'DERING, participle present tense Yielding or giving up to the power of another; resigning.
SURRENDEROR
SURREN'DEROR, noun The tenant who surrenders an estate into the hands of his lord.Till the admittance of cestuy que use, the lord takes notice of the surrenderor as his tenant.
SURRENDRY
SURREN'DRY, noun A surrender. [Surrender is the most elegant and best authorized.]