Words from this root (35)
subscribe
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/səbˈskraɪb/
to arrange to receive something regularly, or to express agreement
substantive
C2+
/ˈsʌbstəntɪv/
having a firm basis in reality; important and meaningful
sufferable
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/ˈsʌfərəbəl/
able to be endured or tolerated; bearable
sub
C2+
/sʌb/
a substitute, submarine, or subscription; or to act as a substitute
submerge
C2+
/səbˈmɜrdʒ/
to put or sink below the surface of a liquid
subaquatic
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/ˌsʌbəˈkwætɪk/
existing or occurring under water
subaqueous
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/sʌbˈeɪkwiəs/
formed, found, or taking place under water
subdue
C2+
/səbˈdu/
to bring under control by force or persuasion
submissive
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/səbˈmɪsɪv/
inclined to yield to the authority or will of others
subsidiary
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/səbˈsɪdiɛri/
a company controlled by another; of secondary importance
subsume
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/səbˈsum/
to include or absorb something within a larger category
subtext
C2+
/ˈsʌbtɛkst/
an underlying meaning not stated explicitly in what is said
subtraction
C2+
/səbˈtrækʃən/
the process of taking one number or amount away from another
succor
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/ˈsʌkɚ/
assistance and relief in time of distress; to give such aid
sufferance
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/ˈsʌfərəns/
tolerance or tacit permission rather than express consent
sufficiency
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/səˈfɪʃənsi/
an adequate amount; the condition of being enough
suggestive
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/səgˈdʒɛstɪv/
tending to suggest an idea, often something risqué
subconsciousness
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/ˌsʌbˈkɑnʃəsnəs/
the part of the mind below conscious awareness
subjective
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/səbˈdʒɛktɪv/
based on personal feelings or opinions rather than fact
subjugation
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/ˌsʌbdʒəˈɡeɪʃən/
the act of bringing under control or domination
submariner
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/səbˈmɛrɪnɚ/
a member of the crew of a submarine
submerged
C2+
/səbˈmɝdʒd/
covered with or sunk beneath the surface of water
submittal
C2+
/səbˈmɪtl/
the act of submitting something, or the document formally submitted
subordination
C2+
/səˌbɔrdnˈeɪʃən/
the placing or treating of something as of lower rank or importance
suborn
C2+
/səˈbɔrn/
to induce someone to commit an unlawful act, especially perjury
subsea
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/ˌsʌbˈsi/
situated or operating beneath the surface of the sea
subservient
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/səbˈsɝviənt/
excessively willing to obey or serve others; subordinate
subsidence
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/səbˈsaɪdns/
the gradual caving in or sinking of an area of land
subsistent
C2+
/səbˈsɪstənt/
having real or independent existence; self-sustaining
subspecialist
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/ˌsʌbˈspɛʃəlɪst/
a specialist who focuses on a narrow branch within a larger field
subspecialty
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/ˌsʌbˈspɛʃəlti/
a narrow branch of expertise within a broader specialty
subterranean
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/ˌsʌbtəˈreɪniən/
existing, occurring, or done under the surface of the earth
subvert
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/səbˈvɝt/
to undermine the power and authority of an established system or institution
succeeder
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/səkˈsidɚ/
one who succeeds or follows another, especially as a successor
suffocate
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/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/
to die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe