Verbs

suborn

verb

incite to commit a crime or an evil deed

subrogate

verb

substitute one creditor for another, as in the case where an...

subserve

verb

be helpful or useful

subsume

verb

consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rul...

subtend

verb

be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry

subtilise

verb

make (senses) more keen

subtilize

verb

make more subtle or refined

suburbanise

verb

make suburban in character

suburbanize

verb

make suburban in character

subvention

verb

guarantee financial support of

succuss

verb

shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the...

suffuse

verb

cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across

superannuate

verb

become obsolete

supercharge

verb

increase or raise

superintend

verb

watch and direct

superpose

verb

place on top of

superscribe

verb

write on the outside or upper part of

supervene

verb

take place as an additional or unexpected development

supinate

verb

turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or b...

suspire

verb

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

swaddle

verb

wrap in swaddling clothes

swage

verb

form metals with a swage

swinge

verb

burn superficially or lightly

swob

verb

wash with a swab or a mop

syllabicate

verb

divide into syllables

syllabize

verb

divide into syllables

syllabise

verb

divide into syllables

syllabify

verb

divide into syllables

syllogize

verb

reason by syllogisms

symmetrise

verb

make symmetric

symmetrize

verb

make symmetric

symphonise

verb

play or sound together, in harmony

symphonize

verb

play or sound together, in harmony

syncopate

verb

modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat

syncretize

verb

become fused

syphon

verb

convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon

systematise

verb

arrange according to a system or reduce to a system

systematize

verb

arrange according to a system or reduce to a system

systemise

verb

arrange according to a system or reduce to a system

systemize

verb

arrange according to a system or reduce to a system

tabularize

verb

arrange or enter in tabular form

tabularise

verb

arrange or enter in tabular form

tantalise

verb

harass with persistent criticism or carping

telefax

verb

send something via a facsimile machine

temporise

verb

draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time

temporize

verb

draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time

tenderise

verb

make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or ap...

territorialise

verb

place on a territorial basis

territorialize

verb

place on a territorial basis

tessellate

verb

fit together exactly, of identical shapes