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sub-(word root) under, below, beneathExamples of words with the root sub-: subject, subvert, subordinate, subcommitteeAbused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreesub-pref.1. Below; under; beneath: subsoil.2. a. Subordinate; secondary: subplot.b. Subdivision: subregion.3. Less than completely or normally; nearly; almost: subhuman.[Middle English, from Latin, from sub, under; see upo in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.sub- prefix 1. situated under or beneath: subterranean. 2. secondary in rank; subordinate: subeditor. 3. falling short of; less than or imperfectly: subarctic; subhuman. 4. forming a subdivision or subordinate part of a whole: subcommittee. 5. (Chemistry) (in chemistry)a. indicating that a compound contains a relatively small proportion of a specified element: suboxide. b. indicating that a salt is basic salt: subacetate. [from Latin sub]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014sub (s?b) n., v. subbed, sub?bing. n. 1. a submarine. 2. a substitute. 3. a submarine sandwich. 4. a sublieutenant. 5. a subordinate. 6. a subaltern. v.i. 7. to act as a substitute for another. [1695?1705; by shortening of words prefixed with sub-] sub- 1. a prefix, occurring orig. in loanwords from Latin, with the meanings ?under,? ?below,? ?beneath? (subsoil; subway), ?just outside of,? ?near? (subalpine; subtropical), ?less than,? ?not quite? (subhuman; suboscine; subteen), ?secondary,? ?at a lower point in a hierarchy? (subcommittee; subplot). 2. a. a prefix used in the names of chemical compounds that are bases. b. a prefix used in the names of compounds in which an element is present in a relatively small proportion: suboxide. For variants before following consonants in Latin loanwords, see su-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sum-, sup-, sur-2, sus-.[

sup.abbr.1. superior2. superlative3. supine4. a. supplementb. supplementary5. Latin supra (above)American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.sup. abbreviation for 1. above 2. superior 3. (Grammar) grammar superlative [from Latin supra]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

sup 1  (s?p)tr. & intr.v. supped, sup·ping, sups To eat or drink (something) or engage in eating or drinking by taking small swallows or mouthfuls: supped the hot soup; supped away daintily.n. A small swallow or mouthful of liquid food; a sip.[Middle English soupen, from Old English s?pan; see seu?- in Indo-European roots.]sup 2  (s?p)intr.v. supped, sup·ping, sups To eat an evening meal; have supper.[Middle English soupen, from Old French souper, from soupe, soup; see soup.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.sup (s?p) vb, sups, supping or supped1. (Cookery) (intr) archaic to have supper2. (Cookery) (tr) obsolete to provide with supper[C13: from Old French soper; see sup2]sup (s?p) vb, sups, supping or supped1. (Physiology) to partake of (liquid) by swallowing a little at a time2. (Physiology) dialect Scot and Northern English to drinkna sip[Old English s?pan; related to Old High German s?fan, German saufen; see also sup1]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014sup1 (s?p) v. supped, sup?ping. v.i. 1. to eat the evening meal; have supper. v.t. 2. to provide with or entertain at supper. [1250?1300; Middle English s(o)upen

‘sup  (s?p)interj. Used as an informal greeting.[Short for What’s up?]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.