Surrogate Sur"ro·gate transitive verb To put in the place of another; to substitute. [ R.]
Dr. H. More.
Surrogateship Sur"ro·gate·ship noun The office of a surrogate.
Surrogation Sur`ro·ga"tion noun [ See
Surrogate ,
noun , and confer
Subrogation .]
The act of substituting one person in the place of another. [ R.]
Killingbeck.
Surround Sur·round" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Surrounded ;
present participle & verbal noun Surrounding .] [ Old French
suronder to overflow, Late Latin
superundare ; from Latin
super over +
undare to rise in waves, overflow, from
unda wave. The English sense is due to the influence of English
round . See
Super- , and
Undulate , and confer
Abound .]
1. To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ. 2. To lie or be on all sides of; to encircle; as, a wall surrounds the city. But could instead, and ever-during dark
Surrounds me.
Milton. 3. To pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate; as, to surround the world. [ Obsolete]
Fuller. 4. (Mil.) To inclose, as a body of troops, between hostile forces, so as to cut off means of communication or retreat; to invest, as a city. Syn. -- To encompass; encircle; environ; invest; hem in; fence about.
Surround Sur·round" noun A method of hunting some animals, as the buffalo, by surrounding a herd, and driving them over a precipice, into a ravine, etc. [ U.S.]
Baird.
Surrounding Sur·round"ing adjective Inclosing; encircling.
Surrounding Sur·round"ing noun 1. An encompassing. 2. plural The things which surround or environ; external or attending circumstances or conditions.
Surroyal Sur·roy"al noun [ Prefix
sur- +
royal .]
(Zoology) One of the terminal branches or divisions of the beam of the antler of the stag or other large deer.
Sursanure Sur"sa·nure noun [ (Assumed) Old French
sursaneüre . See
Sur- , and
Sane .]
A wound healed or healing outwardly only. [ Obsolete]
Of a sursanure
In surgery is perilous the cure.
Chaucer.
Surseance Sur"se·ance noun [ Old French , from Old French & French
surseoir . See
Surcease .]
Peace; quiet. [ Obsolete]
Bacon.
Sursolid Sur·sol"id noun [ French
sursolide . See
Sur- , and
Solid .]
(Math.) The fifth power of a number; as, a... is the sursolid of a , or 32 that of 2. [ R.]
Hutton.
Surstyle Sur·style" transitive verb To surname. [ R.]
Sursum corda Sur"sum cor"da [ Latin sursum upward + corda hearts.] (Eccl.) In the Eucharist, the versicles immediately before the preface, inviting the people to join in the service by "lifting up the heart" to God.
Surtax Sur"tax noun An additional or extra tax.
Surtax Sur·tax" transitive verb To impose an additional tax on.
Surtout Sur·tout" noun [ French, from
sur over +
tout all.]
A man's coat to be worn over his other garments; an overcoat, especially when long, and fitting closely like a body coat. Gay.
Surturbrand Sur"tur·brand noun [ Icelandic
surtarbrandr ;
svartr black +
brandr a firebrand.]
A fibrous brown coal or bituminous wood.
Surucucu Su`ru·cu"cu noun (Zoology) See Bush master , under Bush .
Surveillance Sur·veil"lance noun [ French, from
surveiller to watch over;
sur over +
veiller to watch, Latin
vigilare . See
Sur- , and
Vigil .]
Oversight; watch; inspection; supervision. That sort of surveillance of which . . . the young have accused the old.
Sir W. Scott.
Surveillant Sur·veil"lant noun ;
plural Surveillants . [ French, from
surveiller to watch over. See
Surveillance .]
One who watches over another; an overseer; a spy; a supervisor.
Surveillant Sur·veil"lant adjective Overseeing; watchful.
Survene Sur·vene" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Survened ;
present participle & verbal noun Survening .] [ French
survenir . See
Supervene .]
To supervene upon; to come as an addition to. [ Obsolete]
A suppuration that survenes lethargies.
Harvey.
Survenue Sur"ve·nue noun [ Old French See
Survene .]
A sudden or unexpected coming or stepping on. [ Obsolete]
Survey Sur·vey" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Surveyed ;
present participle & verbal noun Surveying .] [ Old French
surveoir ,
surveer ;
sur ,
sor , over, English
sur + veoir ,
veeir , to see, French
voir , Latin
videre . See
Sur- , and
Vision , and confer
Supervise .]
1. To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill, and survey the surrounding country. Round he surveys and well might, where he stood,
So high above.
Milton. 2. To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine. With such altered looks, . . .
All pale and speechless, he surveyed me round.
Dryden. 3. To examine with reference to condition, situation, value, etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of; as, to survey a building in order to determine its value and exposure to loss by fire. 4. To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of linear and angular measurments, and the application of the principles of geometry and trigonometry; as, to survey land or a coast. 5. To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and value of the same. [ Eng.]
Jacob (Law Dict.).
Survey Sur"vey noun [ Formerly accentuated universally on the last syllable, and still so accented by many speakers.]
1. The act of surveying; a general view, as from above. Under his proud survey the city lies.
Sir J. Denham. 2. A particular view; an examination, especially an official examination, of all the parts or particulars of a thing, with a design to ascertain the condition, quantity, or quality; as, a survey of the stores of a ship; a survey of roads and bridges; a survey of buildings. 3. The operation of finding the contour, dimensions, position, or other particulars of, as any part of the earth's surface, whether land or water; also, a measured plan and description of any portion of country, or of a road or line through it. Survey of dogs .
See Court of regard , under Regard . --
Trigonometrical survey ,
a survey of a portion of country by measuring a single base, and connecting it with various points in the tract surveyed by a series of triangles, the angles of which are carefully measured, the relative positions and distances of all parts being computed from these data. Syn. -- Review; retrospect; examination; prospect.
Surveyal Sur·vey"al noun Survey. [ R.]
Barrow.
Surveyance Sur·vey"ance noun Survey; inspection. [ R.]
Surveying Sur·vey"ing noun That branch of applied mathematics which teaches the art of determining the area of any portion of the earth's surface, the length and directions of the bounding lines, the contour of the surface, etc., with an accurate delineation of the whole on paper; the act or occupation of making surveys. Geodetic surveying ,
geodesy. --
Maritime , or
Nautical ,
surveying ,
that branch of surveying which determines the forms of coasts and harbors, the entrances of rivers, with the position of islands, rocks, and shoals, the depth of water, etc. --
Plane surveying .
See under Plane , adjective --
Topographical surveying ,
that branch of surveying which involves the process of ascertaining and representing upon a plane surface the contour, physical features, etc., of any portion of the surface of the earth.
Surveyor Sur·vey"or noun 1. One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an inspector. Were 't not madness then,
To make the fox surveyor of the fold?
Shak. 2. One who views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining the condition, quantity, or quality of anything; as, a surveyor of highways, ordnance, etc. 3. One who surveys or measures land; one who practices the art of surveying. 4. (Customs) (a) An officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and the quantity of liquors subject to duty; a gauger. (b) In the United States, an officer whose duties include the various measures to be taken for ascertaining the quantity, condition, and value of merchandise brought into a port. Abbot. Surveyor general .
(a) A principal surveyor; as, the surveyor general of the king's manors, or of woods and parks. [ Eng.]
(b) An officer having charge of the survey of the public lands of a land district. [ U.S.]
Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.). --
Surveyor's compass .
See Circumferentor . --
Surveyor's level .
See under Level .
Surveyorship Sur·vey"or·ship noun The office of a surveyor.
Surview Sur·view" transitive verb [ Prefix
sur- +
view . Confer
Survey .]
To survey; to make a survey of. [ Obsolete] "To
surview his ground."
Spenser.
Surview Sur·view" noun A survey. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Sanderson.
Survise Sur·vise" transitive verb [ See
Supervise , and
Survey .]
To look over; to supervise. [ Obsolete]
B. Jonson.
Survival Sur·viv"al noun [ From
Survive .]
1. A living or continuing longer than, or beyond the existence of, another person, thing, or event; an outliving. 2. (Arhæol. & Ethnol.) Any habit, usage, or belief, remaining from ancient times, the origin of which is often unknown, or imperfectly known. The close bearing of the doctrine of survival on the study of manners and customs.
Tylor. Survival of the fittest .
(Biol.) See Natural selection , under Natural .
Survivance, Survivancy Sur·viv"ance, Sur·viv"an·cy noun [ French
survivance .]
Survivorship. [ R.]
His son had the survivance of the stadtholdership.
Bp. Burnet.
Survive Sur·vive" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Survived ;
present participle & verbal noun Surviving .] [ French
survivre , Latin
supervivere ;
super over +
vivere to live. See
Super- , and
Victuals .]
To live beyond the life or existence of; to live longer than; to outlive; to outlast; as, to survive a person or an event. Cowper. I'll assure her of
Her widowhood, be it that she survive me,
In all my lands and leases whatsoever.
Shak.
Survive Sur·vive" intransitive verb To remain alive; to continue to live. Thy pleasure,
Which, when no other enemy survives ,
Still conquers all the conquerors.
Sir J. Denham. Alike are life and death,
When life in death survives .
Longfellow.
Survivency Sur·viv"en·cy noun Survivorship. [ R.]
Surviver Sur·viv"er noun One who survives; a survivor.
Surviving Sur·viv"ing adjective Remaining alive; yet living or existing; as, surviving friends; surviving customs.
Survivor Sur·viv"or noun 1. One who survives or outlives another person, or any time, event, or thing. The survivor bound
In filial obligation for some term
To do obsequious sorrow.
Shak. 2. (Law) The longer liver of two joint tenants, or two persons having a joint interest in anything. Blackstone.
Survivorship Sur·viv"or·ship noun 1. The state of being a survivor. 1. (Law) The right of a joint tenant, or other person who has a joint interest in an estate, to take the whole estate upon the death of other. Blackstone. Chance of survivorship ,
the chance that a person of a given age has of surviving another of a giving age; thus, by the Carlisle tables of mortality the chances of survivorship for two persons, aged 25 and 65, are 89 and 11 respectively, or about 8 to 1 that the elder die first.
Susceptibility Sus·cep`ti·bil"i·ty noun ;
plural Susceptibilities . [ Confer French
susceptibilité .]
1. The state or quality of being susceptible; the capability of receiving impressions, or of being affected. 2. Specifically, capacity for deep feeling or emotional excitement; sensibility, in its broadest acceptation; impressibility; sensitiveness. Magnetic susceptibility (Physics) ,
the intensity of magnetization of a body placed in a uniform megnetic field of unit strength. Sir W. Thomson. Syn. -- Capability; sensibility; feeling; emotion.
Susceptible Sus·cep"ti·ble adjective [ French, from Latin
suscipere ,
susceptum , to take up, to support, undertake, recognize, admit; prefix
sus (see
Sub- ) +
capere to take. See
Capable .]
1. Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change, affection, or influence; readily acted upon; as, a body susceptible of color or of alteration. It sheds on souls susceptible of light,
The glorious dawn of our eternal day.
Young. 2. Capable of impression; having nice sensibility; impressible; tender; sensitive; as, children are more susceptible than adults; a man of a susceptible heart. Candidates are . . . not very susceptible of affronts.
Cowper. I am constitutionally susceptible of noises.
Lamb. --
Sus*cep"ti*ble*ness ,
noun --
Sus*cep"ti*bly ,
adverb
Susception Sus·cep"tion noun [ Latin
susceptio : confer French
susception . See
Susceptible .]
The act of taking; reception.
Susceptive Sus·cep"tive adjective Susceptible. I. Watts. --
Sus*cep"tive*ness ,
noun
Susceptivity Sus`cep·tiv"i·ty noun Capacity for receiving; susceptibility. [ R.]
Wollaston.
Susceptor Sus·cep"tor noun [ Latin See
Susceptible .]
One who undertakes anything; specifically, a godfather; a sponsor; a guardian. Puller. Shipley.
Suscipiency Sus·cip"i·en·cy noun Admission. [ R.]
Suscipient Sus·cip"i·ent adjective [ Latin
suscipiens , present participle of
suscipere . See
Susceptible .]
Receiving; admitting. [ R.]
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