Etymological root

sub

Latin

# sub

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Latin
**Slug:** sub-2

## Words From This Root
- subscribe - to arrange to receive something regularly, or to express agreement
- substantive - having a firm basis in reality; important and meaningful
- sufferable - able to be endured or tolerated; bearable
- sub - a substitute, submarine, or subscription; or to act as a substitute
- submerge - to put or sink below the surface of a liquid
- subaquatic - existing or occurring under water
- subaqueous - formed, found, or taking place under water
- subdue - to bring under control by force or persuasion
- submissive - inclined to yield to the authority or will of others
- subsidiary - a company controlled by another; of secondary importance
- subsume - to include or absorb something within a larger category
- subtext - an underlying meaning not stated explicitly in what is said
- subtraction - the process of taking one number or amount away from another
- succor - assistance and relief in time of distress; to give such aid
- sufferance - tolerance or tacit permission rather than express consent
- sufficiency - an adequate amount; the condition of being enough
- suggestive - tending to suggest an idea, often something risqué
- subconsciousness - the part of the mind below conscious awareness
- subjective - based on personal feelings or opinions rather than fact
- subjugation - the act of bringing under control or domination
- submariner - a member of the crew of a submarine
- submerged - covered with or sunk beneath the surface of water
- submittal - the act of submitting something, or the document formally submitted
- subordination - the placing or treating of something as of lower rank or importance
- suborn - to induce someone to commit an unlawful act, especially perjury
- subsea - situated or operating beneath the surface of the sea
- subservient - excessively willing to obey or serve others; subordinate
- subsidence - the gradual caving in or sinking of an area of land
- subsistent - having real or independent existence; self-sustaining
- subspecialist - a specialist who focuses on a narrow branch within a larger field
- subspecialty - a narrow branch of expertise within a broader specialty
- subterranean - existing, occurring, or done under the surface of the earth
- subvert - to undermine the power and authority of an established system or institution
- succeeder - one who succeeds or follows another, especially as a successor
- suffocate - to die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe

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Words from this root(35)

/səbˈskraɪb/ to arrange to receive something regularly, or to express agreement Meaning Off Sound Off

substantive C2+

/ˈsʌbstəntɪv/ having a firm basis in reality; important and meaningful Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsʌfərəbəl/ able to be endured or tolerated; bearable Meaning Off Sound Off

/sʌb/ a substitute, submarine, or subscription; or to act as a substitute Meaning Off Sound Off

/səbˈmɜrdʒ/ to put or sink below the surface of a liquid Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌsʌbəˈkwætɪk/ existing or occurring under water Meaning Off Sound Off

/sʌbˈeɪkwiəs/ formed, found, or taking place under water Meaning Off Sound Off

/səbˈdu/ to bring under control by force or persuasion Meaning Off Sound Off

/səbˈmɪsɪv/ inclined to yield to the authority or will of others Meaning Off Sound Off

/səbˈsɪdiɛri/ a company controlled by another; of secondary importance Meaning Off Sound Off

/səbˈsum/ to include or absorb something within a larger category Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsʌbtɛkst/ an underlying meaning not stated explicitly in what is said Meaning Off Sound Off

subtraction C2+

/səbˈtrækʃən/ the process of taking one number or amount away from another Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsʌkɚ/ assistance and relief in time of distress; to give such aid Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsʌfərəns/ tolerance or tacit permission rather than express consent Meaning Off Sound Off

sufficiency C2+

/səˈfɪʃənsi/ an adequate amount; the condition of being enough Meaning Off Sound Off

/səgˈdʒɛstɪv/ tending to suggest an idea, often something risqué Meaning Off Sound Off

subconsciousness C2+

/ˌsʌbˈkɑnʃəsnəs/ the part of the mind below conscious awareness Meaning Off Sound Off

/səbˈdʒɛktɪv/ based on personal feelings or opinions rather than fact Meaning Off Sound Off

subjugation C2+

/ˌsʌbdʒəˈɡeɪʃən/ the act of bringing under control or domination Meaning Off Sound Off

/səbˈmɛrɪnɚ/ a member of the crew of a submarine Meaning Off Sound Off

/səbˈmɝdʒd/ covered with or sunk beneath the surface of water Meaning Off Sound Off

/səbˈmɪtl/ the act of submitting something, or the document formally submitted Meaning Off Sound Off

subordination C2+

/səˌbɔrdnˈeɪʃən/ the placing or treating of something as of lower rank or importance Meaning Off Sound Off

/səˈbɔrn/ to induce someone to commit an unlawful act, especially perjury Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌsʌbˈsi/ situated or operating beneath the surface of the sea Meaning Off Sound Off

subservient C2+

/səbˈsɝviənt/ excessively willing to obey or serve others; subordinate Meaning Off Sound Off

/səbˈsaɪdns/ the gradual caving in or sinking of an area of land Meaning Off Sound Off

/səbˈsɪstənt/ having real or independent existence; self-sustaining Meaning Off Sound Off

subspecialist C2+

/ˌsʌbˈspɛʃəlɪst/ a specialist who focuses on a narrow branch within a larger field Meaning Off Sound Off

subspecialty C2+

/ˌsʌbˈspɛʃəlti/ a narrow branch of expertise within a broader specialty Meaning Off Sound Off

subterranean C2+

/ˌsʌbtəˈreɪniən/ existing, occurring, or done under the surface of the earth Meaning Off Sound Off

/səbˈvɝt/ to undermine the power and authority of an established system or institution Meaning Off Sound Off

/səkˈsidɚ/ one who succeeds or follows another, especially as a successor Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/ to die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe Meaning Off Sound Off

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