SUDORIFIC, s[=u]-dor-if'ik, _adj._ causing sweat.--_n._ a medicine
producing sweat: a diaphoretic.--_n._ S[=U]'DOR, sweat.--_adjs._
S[=U]'DORAL; S[=U]DORIF'EROUS. [L. _sudor_, sweat, _fac[)e]re_, to make.]
SUDRA, s[=u]'dra, _n._ a member of the fourth and lowest of the Hindu
castes. [Hind.,--Sans. _ç[=u]dra_.]
SUDS, sudz, _n.pl._ boiling water mixed with soap. [A.S. _soden_, pa.p. of
_seóthan_, to seethe; cog. with Ger. _sod_--_sieden_.]
SUE, s[=u], _v.t._ to prosecute at law: to seek after, to try to
win.--_v.i._ to make legal claim: to make application: to entreat: to
demand (with _for_).--SUED, (_naut._) to be left high and dry.--_n._
S[=U]'ING, the act of bringing a legal suit: wooing.--SUE OUT, to petition
for and take out. [M. E. _suen_--O. Fr. _sevre_, _suir_ (Fr. _suivre_)--L.
_sequi_, _secutus_, to follow.]
SUÈDE, sw[=a]d, _n._ undressed kid--often _adj._, as 'suède gloves.' [Fr.
_Suède_, Swede.]
SUET, s[=u]'et, _n._ a solid fatty tissue, accumulating about the kidneys
and omentum of the ox, sheep, &c.--_adj._ S[=U]'ETY. [O. Fr. _seu_ (Fr.
_suif_)--L. _sebum_, fat.]
SUFFER, suf'[.e]r, _v.t._ to undergo: to endure: to be affected by: to
permit.--_v.i._ to feel pain or punishment: to sustain loss: to be
injured.--_adj._ SUFF'ERABLE, that may be suffered: allowable.--_n._
SUFF'ERABLENESS.--_adv._ SUFF'ERABLY.--_ns._ SUFF'ERANCE, state of
suffering: endurance: permission: toleration; SUFF'ERER; SUFF'ERING,
distress, loss, or injury. [L. _sufferre_--_sub_, under, _ferre_, to bear.]
SUFFETE, suf'[=e]t, _n._ one of the suffetes or chief administrative
officials of ancient Carthage. [L. _sufes_, _-[)e]tis_--Punic; cf. Heb.
_shôphet_, a judge.]
SUFFICE, suf'f[=i]s, _v.i._ to be enough: to be equal to the end in
view.--_v.t._ to satisfy.--_n._ SUFFI'CIENCY, state of being sufficient:
competence: ability: capacity: conceit.--_adj._ SUFFI'CIENT, sufficing:
enough: equal to any end or purpose: competent.--_adv._
SUFFI'CIENTLY.--_n._ SUF'FISANCE (_Spens._), sufficiency. [Fr.,--L.
_suffic[)e]re_, to take the place of--_sub_, under, _fac[)e]re_, to make.]
SUFFIONI, suf-[=e]-[=o]'ni, _n.pl._ a name given to the exhalations of hot
sulphurous vapours, which are common in volcanic regions. [It.]
SUFFIX, suf'iks, _n._ a particle added to the root of a word.--_v.t._
SUFFIX', to add a letter or syllable to a word to mark different notions
and relations.--_adj._ SUFF'IXAL.--_n._ SUFFIX'ION. [L. _suffixus_, _sub_,
under, _fig[)e]re_, to fix.]
SUFFLAMINATE, suf-flam'i-n[=a]t, _v.t._ (_obs._) to impede. [L.
_sufflamin[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_--_suffl[=a]men_, a clog.]
SUFFLATE, suf-fl[=a]t', _v.t._ to blow up, inflate.--_n._ SUFFL[=A]'TION.
[L. _suffl[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_.]
SUFFOCATE, suf'[=o]-k[=a]t, _v.t._ to choke by stopping the breath: to
stifle:--_pa.p._ suff'oc[=a]ted.--_p.adj._ (_Shak._) suffocated.--_p.adj._
SUFF'OC[=A]TING, choking.--_adv._ SUFF'OC[=A]TINGLY.--_n._ SUFFOC[=A]'TION,
act of suffocating: state of being suffocated.--_adj._ SUFF'OC[=A]TIVE,
tending to suffocate. [L. _suffoc[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_--_sub_, under,
_fauces_, the throat.]
SUFFRAGAN, suf'ra-gan, _adj._ assisting.--_n._ a coadjutor-bishop: any
bishop in relation to his metropolitan.--_n._ SUFF'RAGANSHIP.
SUFFRAGE, suf'r[=a]j, _n._ a vote: a vote in approbation of any proposal,
hence approval, assent: testimony, witness: any short intercessory
prayer.--_n._ SUFF'RAGIST, one who votes: one holding particular opinions
about the right of voting. [L. _suffragium_, _saffrag[=a]ri_, to vote for.]
SUFFRAGO, suf-fr[=a]'g[=o], _n._ the joint between the tibia and tarsus, as
the hock of a horse's hind-leg, the heel of a bird.--_adj._ SUFFRAG'INOUS.
[L. _suffrago_, the hock--_sub_, under, _frang[)e]re_, to break.]
SUFFRUTESCENT, suf-r[=oo]-tes'ent, _adj._ somewhat woody at the base.--_n._
SUFF'RUTEX, an under-shrub, a herb with permanent woody base.--_adj._
SUFFRU'TIC[=O]SE, shrubby at base, small with woody stem--also
SUFFRU'TICOUS.--_adj._ SUFFRUTIC'[=U]LOSE, somewhat fruticulose. [L. _sub_,
under, _frutex_, a shrub.]
SUFFULTED, su-ful'ted, _adj._ gradually blending into another colour. [L.
_suffulc[=i]re_, _suffultum_, to support.]
SUFFUMIGATE, suf-f[=u]'mi-g[=a]t, _v.t._ to apply fumes to.--_n._
SUFFUMIG[=A]'TION, the act of fumigating or burning perfumes.
SUFFUSE, suf-f[=u]z', _v.t._ to pour underneath: to overspread or cover, as
with a fluid.--_n._ SUFF[=U]'SION, act or operation of suffusing: state of
being suffused: that which is suffused. [L. _sub_, underneath,
_fund[)e]re_, _fusum_, to pour.]
SUFISM, s[=u]'fizm, _n._ a form of pantheistic mysticism within
Islam.--_ns._ S[=U]'FI, S[=O]'FI, one of such mystics.--_adjs._ S[=U]'FIC,
SUFIS'TIC. [Ar. _s[=u]fi_--Gr. _sophos_, wise.]
SUGAR, shoog'ar, _n._ a sweet substance obtained chiefly from a kind of
cane: anything sugary, honeyed words, flattery.--_v.t._ to sprinkle or mix
with sugar: to compliment.--_ns._ SUG'AR-BAK'ER, a sugar-refiner;
SUG'AR-BEET, any one of several varieties of the common garden beet, grown
for sugar; SUG'AR-CAN'DY, sugar candied or in large crystals; SUG'AR-CANE,
the saccharine grass (_Saccharum officinarum_) from which sugar is chiefly
obtained.--_adj._ SUG'AR-COAT'ED, coated with sugar.--_p.adj._ SUG'ARED,
sweetened with sugar.--_ns._ SUG'AR-GUM, a large Australian eucalyptus
yielding good timber, with sweetish foliage; SUG'AR-HOUSE, a factory where
sugar is made; SUG'ARINESS, state or quality of being sugary or sweet;
SUG'AR-LOAF, a loaf or mass of sugar, usually in the form of a truncated
cone; SUG'AR-M[=A]'PLE, the hard maple; SUG'AR-MILL, a machine for pressing
out the juice of the sugar-cane; SUG'AR-MITE, a mite infesting unrefined
sugar; SUG'AR-PLUM, a species of sweetmeat made up in small ornamental
balls or lumps like a plum: any very pleasing piece of flattery;
SUG'AR-REF[=I]'NER, one who refines raw sugar;
SUG'AR-REF[=I]'NERY.--_n.pl._ SUG'AR-TONGS, an implement for lifting pieces
of sugar at table.--_adj._ SUG'ARY, sweetened with, tasting of, or like
sugar: fond of sweets.--SUGAR OF LEAD, acetate of lead. [Fr. _sucre_--Sp.
_azucar_--Ar. _assokhar_--Pers. _shakar_--Sans. _carkar[=a]_, sugar, orig.
grains of sand, applied to sugar because occurring in grains.]
SUGGEST, suj-jest', _v.t._ to introduce indirectly to the thoughts: to
hint.--_v.i._ to make suggestions.--_ns._ SUGGES'TER; SUGGESTIBIL'ITY,
capability of being suggested.--_adj._ SUGGES'TIBLE.--_n._ SUGGES'TION, act
of suggesting: hint: proposal: incitement, temptation: (_law_) information
without oath, not being pleadable: the act of exercising control over a
hypnotised subject by communicating some belief or impulse by means of
words or gestures, also the idea so suggested; SUGGES'TIONISM, the theory
that hypnotic effects are entirely due to the action of suggestion upon
weak persons; SUGGES'TIONIST, one who holds this view.--_adj._ SUGGES'TIVE,
containing a hint: fitted to suggest: pertaining to hypnotic
suggestion.--_adv._ SUGGES'TIVELY.--_ns._ SUGGES'TIVENESS, state of being
suggestive; SUGGES'TOR; SUGGES'TRESS; SUGGES'TUM, a raised platform. [L.
_sub_, under, _ger[)e]re_, _gestum_, to carry.]
SUGGIL, suj'il, _v.t._ (_obs._) to beat black and blue--also
SUGG'IL[=A]TE.--_n._ SUGGIL[=A]'TION, a livid mark, a blow. [L.
_sugillatio_.]
SUICIDE, s[=u]'i-s[=i]d, _n._ one who dies by his own hand:
self-murder.--_adj._ S[=U]IC[=I]'DAL, pertaining to, or partaking of, the
crime of suicide.--_adv._ S[=U]IC[=I]'DALLY.--_n._ SU'ICIDISM, a tendency
towards suicide. [Coined from L. _sui_, of himself, _cæd[)e]re_, to kill.]
SUIDÆ, s[=u]'i-d[=e], _n.pl._ a family of even-toed, non-ruminant
Ungulates, including pigs, hogs, or boars, the Babiroussa, and the
wart-hogs (_Phacochoerus_).--_adjs._ S[=U]'IFORM, like the _Suidæ_;
S[=U]'ILLINE, swinish.