Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Supervise

Su′per‐vise″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Supervised (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Supervising.] [Pref. super- + L. visere to look at attentively, to view, surely, intens. from videre, visum, ...

12098

Supervise (2)

Su′per‐vise″, n. Supervision; inspection.

12099

Supervision

Su′per‐vi″sion (?), n. The act of overseeing; inspection; superintendence; oversight.

12100

Supervisive

Su′per‐vi″sive (?), a. Supervisory.

12101

Supervisor

Su′per‐vis″or (?), n. 1. One who supervises; an overseer; an inspector; a superintendent; as, a supervisor of schools.2. A spectator; a looker-on. Shak.

12102

Supervisory

Su′per‐vi″so‐ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to supervision; as, supervisory powers.

12103

Supervive

Su′per‐vive″ (?), v. t. [L. supervivere. See Survive.] To survive; to outlive.

12104

Supervolute

Su′per‐vo‐lute″ (?), a. [L. supervolutus, p. p. of supervolvere to roll over; super over + volvere to roll.] (Bot.) Having a plaited and convolute arrangement in the bud, as in ...

12105

Supination

Su′pi‐na″tion (?), n. [L. supinare, supinatum, to bend or lay backward, fr. supinus supine: cf. F. supination. See Supine.] (Physiol.) (a) The act of turning the hand palm upwar...

12106

Supinator

Su′pi‐na″tor (?), n.(Anat.) A muscle which produces the motion of supination.

12107

Supine

Su‐pine″ (sū̍‐pīn″), a. [L. supinus, akin to sub under, super above. Cf. Sub-, Super-.] 1. Lying on the back, or with the face upward; — opposed to prone.2. Leaning backward, or...

12108

Supine (2)

Su″pine (sū″pīn), n. [L. supinum (sc. verbum), from supinus bent or thrown backward, perhaps so called because, although furnished with substantive case endings, it rests or fal...

12109

Supinity

Su‐pin″i‐ty (sū̍‐pĭn″ĭ‐ty̆), n. [L. supinitas.] Supineness. Sir T. Browne.

12110

Suppage

Sup″page (?), n. [From Sup.] What may be supped; pottage. Hooker.

12111

Suppalpation

Sup′pal‐pa″tion (?), n. [L. suppalpari to caress a little; sub under, a little + palpare to caress.] The act of enticing by soft words; enticement.

12112

Supparasitation

Sup‐par′a‐si‐ta″tion (?), n. [See Supparasite.] The act of flattering to gain favor; servile approbation. Bp. Hall.

12113

Supparasite

Sup‐par″a‐site (?), v. t. [L. supparasitari; sub under, a little + parasitus a parasite.] To flatter; to cajole; to act the parasite. Dr. R. Clerke.

12114

Suppawn

Sup‐pawn″ (?), n. See Supawn.

12115

Suppedaneous

Sup′pe‐da″ne‐ous (?), a. [Pref. sub- + L. pes, pedis, a foot: cf. L. suppedaneum a footstool.] Being under the feet. Sir T. Browne.

12116

Suppeditate

Sup‐ped″i‐tate (?), v. t. [L. suppeditatus, p. p. of suppeditare to supply.] To supply; to furnish. Hammond.

12117

Suppeditation

Sup‐ped′i‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. suppeditatio.] Supply; aid afforded. Bacon.

12118

Supper

Sup″per (?), n. [OE. soper, super, OF. super, soper, F. souper; originally an infinitive, to sup, take a meal. See Soup, and cf. Sup to take supper.] A meal taken at the close o...

12119

Supper (2)

Sup″per, v. i. To take supper; to sup.

12120

Supper (3)

Sup″per, v. t. To supply with supper. “Kester was suppering the horses.” Mrs. Gaskell.

12121

Supperless

Sup″per‐less, a. Having no supper; deprived of supper; as, to go supperless to bed. Beau. & Fl.

12122

Supping

Sup″ping (?), n. 1. The act of one who sups; the act of taking supper.2. That which is supped; broth. Holland.

12123

Supplace

Sup‐place″ (?), v. t. To replace. J. Bascom.