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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 |