summate
- v determine the sum of
- v form or constitute a cumulative effect
suffer
- v undergo or be subjected to
He suffered the penalty
Many saints suffered martyrdom - v undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
She suffered a fracture in the accident - v experience (emotional) pain
Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers - v put up with something or somebody unpleasant
- v get worse
His grades suffered - v feel pain or be in pain
- v feel physical pain
- v feel unwell or uncomfortable
She is suffering from the hot weather - v be given to
She suffers from a tendency to talk too much - v undergo or suffer
suffer a terrible fate - v be set at a disadvantage
This author really suffers in translation
suffice
- v be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school
suffocate
- v deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor - v impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- v become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
- v suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
His job suffocated him - v be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
The child suffocated under the pillow - v feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
- v struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
suffuse
- v cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
The sky was suffused with a warm pink color - v to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light
His whole frame suffused with a cold dew
sugarcoat
- v coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze
- v cause to appear more pleasant or appealing
The mayor did not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts
suggest
- v make a proposal, declare a plan for something
- v drop a hint; intimate by a hint
- v imply as a possibility
The evidence suggests a need for more clarification - v suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine
- v call to mind
sum up
- v give a summary (of)
- v be a summary of
- v determine the sum of
summarize
- v give a summary (of)
I will now summarize - v be a summary of
The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper
summon
- v call in an official matter, such as to attend court
- v ask to come
summon a lawyer - v gather or bring together
- v make ready for action or use
superannuate
- v retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability
- v declare to be obsolete
- v become obsolete
- v retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity