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n. Same as Catchup, and Ketchup. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A partaker of supremacy; one jointly supreme. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. inexsuperabilis; pref. in- not + exsuperabilis that may be surmounted. See In- not, Ex-, and Superable. ] Not capable of being passed over; insuperable; insurmountable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. insuperabilis: cf. OF. insuperable. See In- not, and Superable. ] Incapable of being passed over or surmounted; insurmountable; as, insuperable difficulties. [ 1913 Webster ]

And middle natures, how they long to join,
Yet never pass the insuperable line? Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

The difficulty is enhanced, or is . . . insuperable. I. Taylor.

Syn. -- Impassable; insurmountable; unconquerable.

-- In*su"per*a*ble*ness, n. -- In*su"per*a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. insupportabilis: cf. F. insupportable. See In- not, and Support. ] Incapable of being supported or borne; unendurable; insufferable; intolerable; as, insupportable burdens; insupportable pain. -- In`sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. -- In`sup*port"a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Incapable of being supposed; not supposable; inconceivable. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That can not be suppressed or concealed; irrepressible. Young. -- In`sup*press"i*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. Insuppressible. [ Obs. ] “The insuppressive mettle of our spirits.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. marsupial. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Zool.) Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat. & Zool.) Of or pertaining to a marsupium; as, the marsupial bones. [ 1913 Webster ]

Marsupial frog. (Zool.) See Nototrema. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Marsupialia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. marsupium a pouch, bag, purse, Gr. marsy`pion, dim. of ma`rsypos, ma`rsipos. ] (Zool.) A subclass of Mammalia, including nearly all the mammals of Australia and the adjacent islands, together with the opossums of America. They differ from ordinary mammals in having the corpus callosum very small, in being implacental, and in having their young born while very immature. The female generally carries the young for some time after birth in an external pouch, or marsupium. Called also Marsupiata. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. (Zool.) One of the Marsupialia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Related to or resembling the marsupials; furnished with a pouch for the young, as the marsupials, and also some fishes and Crustacea. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. ] Same as Marsupium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See marsupial. ] (Paleon.) A fossil crinoid of the genus Marsupites, resembling a purse in form. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. marsupia [ L., a pouch ], (Anat. & Zool.) (a) The pouch, formed by a fold of the skin of the abdomen, in which marsupials carry their young; also, a pouch for similar use in other animals, as certain Crustacea. (b) The pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. See Pecten. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To supply in excess. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An excessive supply; a supply in excess of demand. [ 1913 Webster ]

A general oversupply or excess of all commodities. J. S. Mill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Presupposition. [ R. ] “Presupposal of knowledge.” Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Presupposed p. pr. & vb. n. Presupposing. ] [ Pref. pre- + suppose: cf. F. présupposer. ] To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator. [ 1913 Webster ]

Each [ kind of knowledge ] presupposes many necessary things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. pre- + supposition: cf. F. présupposition. ] 1. The act of presupposing; an antecedent implication; presumption. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is presupposed; a previous supposition or surmise. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. resupinatus, p. p. of resupinare to bend back. See Resupine. ] Inverted in position; appearing to be upside down or reversed, as the flowers of the orchis and the leaves of some plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Resupinate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of luing on the back; the state of being resupinate, or reversed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our Vitruvius calleth this affection in the eye a resupination of the figure. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. resupinus; pref. re- re- + supinus bent backward, supine. ] Lying on the back; supine; hence, careless. Sir K. Digby. [ 1913 Webster ]

He spake, and, downward swayed, fell resupine,
With his huge neck aslant. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To supply again. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Supped p. pr. & vb. n. Supping. ] [ OE. soupen to drink, AS. sūpan; akin to D. zuipen, G. saufen, OHG. sūfan, Icel. sūpa, Sw. supa, Dan. söbe. Cf. Sip, Sop, Soup, Supper. ] To take into the mouth with the lips, as a liquid; to take or drink by a little at a time; to sip. [ 1913 Webster ]

There I'll sup
Balm and nectar in my cup. Crashaw. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A small mouthful, as of liquor or broth; a little taken with the lips; a sip. [ 1913 Webster ]

Tom Thumb had got a little sup. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ See Supper. ] To eat the evening meal; to take supper. [ 1913 Webster ]

I do entreat that we may sup together. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To treat with supper. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Sup them well and look unto them all. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Of American Indian origin. ] Boiled Indian meal; hasty pudding; mush. [ Written also sepawn, sepon, and suppawn. ] [ Local, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A super. [ Theatrical Cant ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A contraction of Supernumerary, in sense 2. [ Theatrical Cant ] [ 1913 Webster ]

[ L. super over, above; akin to Gr. &unr_;, L. sub under, and E. over. See Over, and cf. Hyper-, Sub-, Supra-, Sur-. ] 1. A prefix signifying above, over, beyond, and hence often denoting in a superior position, in excess, over and above, in addition, exceedingly; as in superimpose, supersede, supernatural, superabundance. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) A prefix formerly much used to denote that the ingredient to the name of which it was prefixed was present in a large, or unusually large, proportion as compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-, acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but with sharper definition. Cf. Acid, a., Bi-, Di-, and Per-. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. superabilis, from superare to go over, to surmount, fr. super above, over. ] Capable of being overcome or conquered; surmountable. [ 1913 Webster ]

Antipathies are generally superable by a single effort. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Su"per*a*ble*ness, n. -- Su"per*a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. superabundare: cf. OF. superabonder. See Super-, and Abound. ] To be very abundant or exuberant; to be more than sufficient; as, the country superabounds with corn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. superabundantia: cf. OF. superabondance. ] The quality or state of being superabundant; a superabundant quantity; redundancy; excess. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. superabundans, p. pr. of superabundare. See Superabound. ] Abounding to excess; being more than is sufficient; redundant; as, superabundant zeal. -- Su`per*a*bun"dant*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. Acidulated to excess. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Superadded; p. pr. & vb. n. Superadding. ] [ L. superaddere. See Super-, and Add. ] To add over and above; to add to what has been added; to annex, as something extrinsic. [ 1913 Webster ]

The strength of any living creature, in those external motion, is something distinct from, and superadded unto, its natural gravity. Bp. Wilkins. [ 1913 Webster ]

The peacock laid it extremely to heart that he had not the nightingale's voice superadded to the beauty of his plumes. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of adding something in excess or something extraneous; also, something which is added in excess or extraneously. [ 1913 Webster ]

This superaddition is nothing but fat. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Coming upon; coming in addition to, or in assistance of, something. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He has done bravely by the superadvenient assistance of his God. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of overfeeding, or making one take food in excess of the natural appetite for it. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Arch.) A raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar, on which different objects can be placed; a predella or gradino. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Superior to the angels in nature or rank. [ R. ] Milman. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Superannuated p. pr. & vb. n. Superannuating. ] [ Pref. super- + L. annus a year. ] 1. To impair or disquality on account of age or infirmity. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To last beyond the year; -- said of annual plants. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]