Webster's Dictionary 1913

12178

Suppositional

Sup′po‐si″tion‐al (?), a. Resting on supposition; hypothetical; conjectural; supposed. South.

12179

Supposititious

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; counterfe...

12180

Suppositive

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

12181

Suppositive (2)

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

12182

Suppositor

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

12183

Suppository

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 ...

12184

Supposure

Sup‐po″sure (?), n. Supposition; hypothesis; conjecture. Hudibras.

12185

Suppress

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-...

12186

Suppressible

Sup‐press″i‐ble (?), a. That may be suppressed.

12187

Suppression

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, ...

12188

Suppressive

Sup‐press″ive (?), a. Tending to suppress; subduing; concealing.

12189

Suppressor

Sup‐press″or (?), n. One who suppresses.

12190

Supprise

Sup‐prise″ (?), v. t. To surprise. Chaucer.

12191

Suppurant

Sup″pu‐rant (?), n.(Med.) A suppurative.

12192

Suppurate

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, mat...

12193

Suppurate (2)

Sup″pu‐rate, v. t. To cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore. Arbuthnot.

12194

Suppuration

Sup′pu‐ra″tion (?), n. [L. suppuratio: cf. F. suppuration.] 1. The act or process of suppurating.2. The matter produced by suppuration; pus.

12195

Suppurative

Sup″pu‐ra‐tive (?), a. [Cf. F. suppuratif.] Tending to suppurate; promoting suppuration.Suppurative fever(Med.), pyæmia.

12196

Suppurative (2)

Sup″pu‐ra‐tive, n.(Med.) A suppurative medicine.

12197

Supputate

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

12198

Supputation

Sup′pu‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. supputatio: cf. F. supputation.] Reckoning; account.

12199

Suppute

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

12200

Supra

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

12201

Supra-acromial

Su′pra–a‐cro″mi‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Situated above the acromial process of the scapula.

12202

Supra-angular

Su′pra–an″gu‐lar (?), a.(Anat.) See Surangular.

12203

Supra-auricular

Su′pra–au‐ric″u‐lar (?), a.(Zoöl.) Situated above the ear coverts, or auriculars; — said of certain feathers of birds. — n. A supra-auricular feather.

12204

Supra-axillary

Su″pra–ax″il‐la‐ry (?), a.(Bot.) Growing above the axil; inserted above the axil, as a peduncle. See Suprafoliaceous.