Supe
Supe (?), n. A super.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Supe (?), n. A super.
Su″per, n. A contraction of Supernumerary, in sense 2.
Su″per– (?). [L. super over, above; akin to Gr. �, L. sub under, and E. over. See Over, and cf. Hyper-, Sub-, Supra-, Sur-.] 1. A prefix signifying above, over, beyond, and henc...
Su″per‐a‐ble (?), a. [L. superabilis, from superare to go over, to surmount, fr. super above, over.] Capable of being overcome or conquered; surmountable.Antipathies are general...
Su′per‐a‐bound″ (?), v. i. [L. superabundare: cf. OF. superabonder. See Super-, and Abound.] To be very abundant or exuberant; to be more than sufficient; as, the country supera...
Su′per‐a‐bun″dance (?), n. [L. superabundantia: cf. OF. superabondance.] The quality or state of being superabundant; a superabundant quantity; redundancy; excess.
Su′per‐a‐bun″dant (?), a. [L. superabundans, p. pr. of superabundare. See Superabound.] Abounding to excess; being more than is sufficient; redundant; as, superabundant zeal. — ...
Su′per‐a‐cid″u‐la′ted (?), a. Acidulated to excess.
Su′per‐add″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Superadded; p. pr. & vb. n.Superadding.] [L. superaddere. See Super-, and Add.] To add over and above; to add to what has been added; to anne...
Su′per‐ad‐di″tion (?), n. The act of adding something in excess or something extraneous; also, something which is added in excess or extraneously.This superaddition is nothing b...
Su′per‐ad‐ven″ient (?), a. Coming upon; coming in addition to, or in assistance of, something.He has done bravely by the superadvenient assistance of his God. Dr. H. More.
Su′per‐al′i‐men‐ta″tion (?), n. The act of overfeeding, or making one take food in excess of the natural appetite for it.
Su″per‐al′tar (?), n.(Arch.) A raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar, on which different objects can be placed; a predella or gradino.
Su′per‐an‐gel″ic (?), a. Superior to the angels in nature or rank. Milman.
Su′per‐an″nu‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Superannuated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Superannuating.] [Pref. super- + L. annus a year.] 1. To impair or disquality on account of age or inf...
Su′per‐an″nu‐ate (?), v. i. To last beyond the year; — said of annual plants. Bacon.
Su′per‐an′nu‐a″tion (?), n. The state of being superannuated, or too old for office or business; the state of being disqualified by old age; decrepitude.The world itself is in a...
Su‐perb″ (?), a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over. See Super-.] 1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice; a superb colonnade.2. Rich; elegant; as, su...
Su‐per″bi‐ate (?), v. t. [Cf. L. superbiare.] To make (a person) haughty. Feltham.
Su′per‐car″bon‐ate (?), n.(Chem.) A bicarbonate.
Su′per‐car″bu‐ret′ed (?), a.(Chem.) Bicarbureted. [Written also supercarburetted.]
Su′per‐car″go (?), n. [Super- + cargo: cf. Sp. sobrecargo. Cf. Surcharge.] An officer or person in a merchant ship, whose duty is to manage the sales, and superintend the commer...
Su′per‐car″pal (?), a.(Anat.) Situated above, or in the upper part of, the carpus.
Su′per‐ce‐les″tial (?), a. [Pref. super- + celestial: cf. L. supercaelestis.] 1. Situated above the firmament, or great vault of heaven. Waterland.2. Higher than celestial; supe...
Su′per‐charge″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Supercharged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Supercharging (?).] [Pref. super- + charge. Cf. Surcharge.] (Her.) To charge (a bearing) upon another bea...
Su′per‐charge″ (?), n.(Her.) A bearing charged upon another bearing.
Su′per‐chem″ic‐al (?), a. Above or beyond chemistry; inexplicable by chemical laws. J. Le Conte.