Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SUADE, v. [for Persuade, is not in use.]

SUAGE, v. [for Assuage, is not in use.]

SU'ANT, a. [Fr. suivant, from suivre, to follow; Norm. suante.]

Even; uniform; spread equally over the surface. [New England, but local.]

SUA'SI-BLE, a. [L. suadeo.]

That may be persuaded or easily persuaded.

SUA-SION, n. [sua'zhun.]

The act of persuading. [See Persuade.]

SUA'SIVE, a. [L. suadeo.]

Having power to persuade. – South.

SUA'SIVE-LY, adv.

In a manner tending to persuade.

SUA'SO-RY, a. [L. suasorius.]

Tending to persuade; having the quality of convincing and drawing by argument or reason. – Hopkins.

SUAV'I-FI-ED, pp.

Rendered affable.

SUAV'I-FY, v.t. [L. suavis, sweet.]

To make affable.

SUAV'I-FY-ING, ppr.

Making affable.

SUAV-IL'O-QUY, n. [L. suavis and loquor.]

Sweetness of speech.

SUAVITER-IN-MODO, a. [Suaviter in modo; L.]

Agreeably or kindly in manner.

SUAV'I-TY, n. [L. suavitas; Fr. suavité; It. soavità; Sp. suavidad; from L. suavis, sweet.]

1. Sweetness, in a literal sense. [Not in use.] – Brown.
2. Sweetness, in a figurative sense; that which is to the mind what sweetness is to the tongue; agreeableness; softness; pleasantness; as, suavity of manners; suavity of language, conversation or address.

SUB, prep. [SUB-.]

A Latin preposition, denoting under or below, used in English as a prefix, to express a subordinate degree. Before f and p it is changed into those letters, as in suffer and suppose; and before m, into that letter, as in summon.

SUB-AC'ID, a. [sub and acid.]

Moderately acid or sour; as, a subacid juice. – Arbuthnot.

SUB-AC'ID, n.

A substance moderately acid.

SUB-AC'RID, a. [sub and acrid.]

Moderately sharp, pungent or acrid. – Floyer.

SUB-ACT', v.t. [L. subactus, subago; sub and ago.]

To reduce; to subdue. [Not in use.] – Bacon.

SUB-AC'TION, n.

The act of reducing to any state, as of mixing two bodies completely, or of beating them to a powder. – Bacon.

SUB-AG-IT-A'TION, n. [L. subagitatio.]

Carnal knowledge. – Ch. Relig. Appeal.

SU'BAH, n.

In India, a province or viceroyship.

SU'BAH-DAR, n.

In India, a viceroy, or the governor of a province; also a native of India, who ranks as captain in the European companies.

SU'BAH-SHIP, n.

The jurisdiction of a subahdar.

SUB-AL'TERN, a. [Fr. subalterne; L. sub and alternus.]

Inferior; subordinate; that in different respects is both superior and inferior; as, a subaltern officer. It is used chiefly of military officers.