Webster's Dictionary 1913

12151

Supplicatingly

Sup″pli‐ca′ting‐ly, adv. In a supplicating manner.

12152

Supplication

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 entr...

12153

Supplicator

Sup″pli‐ca′tor (?), n. One who supplicates; a supplicant.

12154

Supplicatory

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

12155

Supplier

Sup‐pli″er (?), n. One who supplies.

12156

Supply

Sup‐ply″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Supplied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Supplying (?).] [For older supploy, F. suppléer, OF. also supployer, (assumed) LL. suppletare, from L. supplere, su...

12157

Supply (2)

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 tr...

12158

Supply (3)

Sup‐ply″, a. Serving to contain, deliver, or regulate a supply of anything; as, a supply tank or valve.Supply system(Zoöl.), the system of tubes and canals in sponges by means o...

12159

Supplyant

Sup‐ply″ant (?), a. Supplying or aiding; auxiliary; suppletory. Shak.

12160

Supplyment

Sup‐ply″ment (?), n. A supplying or furnishing; supply. Shak.

12161

Support

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...

12162

Support (2)

Sup‐port″ (?), n. 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 found...

12163

Supportable

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.

12164

Supportance

Sup‐port″ance (?), n. Support. Shak.

12165

Supportation

Sup′por‐ta″tion (?), n. Maintenance; support. Chaucer. Bacon.

12166

Supporter

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... supporte...

12167

Supportful

Sup‐port″ful (?), a. Abounding with support. Chapman.

12168

Supportless

Sup‐port″less, a. Having no support. Milton.

12169

Supportment

Sup‐port″ment (?), n. Support. Sir H. Wotton.

12170

Supportress

Sup‐port″ress (?), n. A female supporter.You are my gracious patroness and supportress. Massinger.

12171

Supposable

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.

12172

Supposal

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...

12173

Suppose

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, suppositu...

12174

Suppose (2)

Sup‐pose″ (?), v. i. To make supposition; to think; to be of opinion. Acts ii. 15.

12175

Suppose (3)

Sup‐pose″, n. Supposition. Shak. “A base suppose that he is honest.” Dryden.

12176

Supposeer

Sup‐pose″er (?), n. One who supposes.

12177

Supposition

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 correspo...