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subsidize
support through subsidies
subsist
support oneself
substantiate
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
subsume
contain or include
subtend
be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
subtilise
make (senses) more keen
subtilize
mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words
subtract
make a subtraction
suburbanise
take on suburban character
suburbanize
take on suburban character
subvent
guarantee financial support of
subvert
cause the downfall of; of rulers
subvocalise
articulate without making audible sounds
subvocalize
articulate without making audible sounds
succeed
attain success or reach a desired goal
succumb
consent reluctantly
succuss
any of several liquids of the body
suckle
suck milk from the mother's breasts
sudate
excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
suffer
undergo or be subjected to
suffice
be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
suffocate
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
suffuse
cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
sugarcoat
coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
suggest
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
sulfurette
combine with sulfur
sulphurette
combine with sulfur
summarise
be a summary of
summarize
give a summary (of)
summate
determine the sum of
summerise
prepare for summer
summerize
prepare for summer
summon
call in an official matter, such as to attend court
sunbathe
expose one's body to the sun
sunder
break apart or in two, using violence
superannuate
retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability
supercede
take the place or move into the position of
supercharge
increase or raise
superfetate
conceive when a fetus is already present in the uterus
superimpose
place on top of
superinfect
infect (an infected cell) further or infect a cell already containing similar organisms
superintend
watch and direct
superpose
place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide
superscribe
write on the top or outside
supersede
take the place or move into the position of
supervene
take place as an additional or unexpected development
supervise
watch and direct
supinate
turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg)
supplant
take the place or move into the position of
supplicate
ask humbly (for something)
suppose
express a supposition
suppress
to put down by force or authority
suppurate
cause to ripen and discharge pus
surmount
get on top of; deal with successfully
surpass
distinguish oneself
surveil
keep under surveillance
survive
continue to live through hardship or adversity
suspend
hang freely
suspire
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
sustain
lengthen or extend in duration or space
susurrate
issue soft noises
swaddle
wrap in swaddling clothes
swear
utter obscenities or profanities
sweeten
make sweeter in taste
swelter
be uncomfortably hot
swinge
burn superficially or lightly
swosh
move with or cause to move with a whistling or hissing sound
syllabicate
divide into syllables
syllabify
divide into syllables
syllabise
divide into syllables
syllabize
divide into syllables
syllogise
reason by syllogisms
syllogize
reason by syllogisms
symbolise
represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols
symbolize
express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
symmetrise
make symmetric
symmetrize
make symmetric
sympathise
share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
sympathize
share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
symphonise
play or sound together, in harmony
symphonize
play or sound together, in harmony
sync
make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
synchronise
happen at the same time
synchronize
make synchronous and adjust in time or manner
syncopate
omit a sound or letter in a word
syncretise
become fused
syncretize
become fused
synthesise
combine so as to form a more complex, product
synthesize
combine so as to form a more complex, product
systematise
arrange according to a system or reduce to a system
systematize
arrange according to a system or reduce to a system
systemise
arrange according to a system or reduce to a system
systemize
arrange according to a system or reduce to a system
tabularise
arrange or enter in tabular form
tabularize
arrange or enter in tabular form
tabulate
arrange or enter in tabular form
tantalise
harass with persistent criticism or carping
tantalize
harass with persistent criticism or carping
tapdance
dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
tauten
become taut or tauter