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1  [suhp] ,verb, supped, sup⋅ping.
Use sup in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to eat the evening meal; have supper.
–verb (used with object)
2. to provide with or entertain at supper.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME s(o)upen < OF souper to take supper < Gmc; cf. OE sūpan to swallow, taste, sip. See sup 2
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2  [suhp] ,verb, supped, sup⋅ping, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to take (liquid food, or any liquid) into the mouth in small quantities, as from a spoon or cup; sip.
–verb (used without object)
2. to take liquid into the mouth in small quantities, as by spoonfuls or sips.
–noun
3. a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME suppen, var. of supen, OE sūpan; c. G saufen to drink. Cf. sip, sop, soup, sup 1

sup

3  [soop] ,
–noun Mathematics.
supremum.

sup-

 
var. of sub- before p: suppose.

sup.

 
1. superior.
2. superlative.
3. supine.
4. supplement.
5. supplementary.
6. supply.
7. supra.

sub-

 
1. a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (subject; subtract; subvert; subsidy); on this model, freely attached to elements of any origin and used with the meaning “under,” “below,” “beneath” (subalpine; substratum), “slightly,” “imperfectly,” “nearly” (subcolumnar; subtropical), “secondary,” “subordinate” (subcommittee; subplot).
2. Chemistry.
a. a prefix indicating a basic compound: subacetate; subcarbonate; subnitrate.
b. a prefix indicating that the element is present in a relatively small proportion, i.e., in a low oxidation state: subchloride; suboxide.
Also, su-, suc-, suf-, sug-, sum-, sup-, sur-, sus-.

Origin:
< L, comb. form repr. sub (prep.); akin to Gk hypó; see hypo-

su⋅pre⋅mum

  [suh-pree-muhm, soo-]
–noun Mathematics.
least upper bound.
Also called sup.

Origin:
< NL suprēmum, n. use of neut. of L suprēmus supreme 1
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sup 1   (sŭp)   
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 sūpan; see seuə-2 in Indo-European roots.]
sup 2   (sŭp)   
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.]
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Word Origin & History

sub- 
prefix of L. origin meaning "under," from L. preposition sub "under" (also "close to, up to, towards"), from PIE base *upo- "from below," hence "turning upward, upward, up, over, beyond" (cf. Skt. upa "near, under, up to, on," Gk. hypo "under," Goth. iup, O.N., O.E. upp "up, upward," Hittite up-zi "rises"). Used as a prefix and in various combinations. The original meaning is now obscured in many words from Latin (suggest, suspect, subject, etc.); the prefix is active in Mod. Eng., however, sometimes meaning "subordinate" (as in subcontinent, first recorded 1863) or "inferior" (a sense first attested 1963). Many such words are transparent (e.g. subcommittee, 1610) and etymologies of their root words may be found under those headings. As a word of its own, sub is first recorded 1830, as a shortened form of substitute (originally of printer's substitutes). The verb in this sense is from 1853.

sup  (1)
"eat the evening meal," c.1290, from O.Fr. super, which probably is from soupe "broth" (see soup), until recently still the traditional evening meal of Fr. workers.

sup  (2)
"sip," O.E. supan (W.Saxon), suppan, supian (Northumbrian) "to sip, swallow," from P.Gmc. *supanan (cf. O.N. supa "to sip, drink," M.L.G. supen, Du. zuipen "to drink, tipple, booze," O.H.G. sufan, Ger. saufen "to drink, booze"), from PIE *sub-, from base *seue- "to take liquid" (cf. Skt. sunoti "presses out juice," soma; Avestan haoma, Pers. hom "juice;" Gk. huetos "rain," huein "to rain;" L. sugere "to suck," succus "juice, sap;" Lith. sula "flowing sap;" O.C.S. soku "sap," susati "suck;" M.Ir. suth "sap;" O.E. seaw "sap").
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: sub-
Function: prefix
1 : under : beneath : below <substandard>
2 a : subordinate : secondary : next lower than or inferior to <subagent> b : subordinate portion of : subdivision of <subchapter> <subcommittee> c : assigning to another by the same method <sublicense> <subcontract>
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Medical Dictionary

sub- pref.

  1. Below; under; beneath: subcutaneous.

  2. Subordinate; secondary: subinfection.

  3. Subdivision: subkingdom.

  4. Less than completely or normally; nearly; almost: subfertility.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
SUP
Society for Ultrastructural Pathology
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