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04 March, 2019

Subsannate: Word of the Day

Subsannate, v. Obs. [f. late L. subsannat-, pa. ppl. stem of subsannare, fr. sub- SUB- 2I + sanna mocking grimace.] trans. To deride, mock. Hence Subsannation, mockery, derision. Subsannator, a mocker.
1656 BLUNT glossogr, Subsannate, to scorn or mock with bending the Brows, or snuffing up the nose.

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