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supposing
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supposing
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supposing
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supposing
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Supposing
(gcide) | Suppose \Sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supposed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Supposing.] [F. supposer; pref. sub- under + poser
to place; -- corresponding in meaning to L. supponere,
suppositum, to put under, to substitute, falsify,
counterfeit. See Pose.]
1. To represent to one's self, or state to another, not as
true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some
consequence or application which the reality would involve
or admit of; to imagine or admit to exist, for the sake of
argument or illustration; to assume to be true; as, let us
suppose the earth to be the center of the system, what
would be the result?
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Suppose they take offence without a cause. --Shak.
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When we have as great assurance that a thing is, as
we could possibly, supposing it were, we ought not
to make any doubt of its existence. --Tillotson.
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2. To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.
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How easy is a bush supposed a bear! --Shak.
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Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the
young men, the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead.
--2 Sam. xiii.
32.
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3. To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of
thought or of nature; as, purpose supposes foresight.
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One falsehood always supposes another, and renders
all you can say suspected. --Female
Quixote.
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4. To put by fraud in the place of another. [Obs.]
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Syn: To imagine; believe; conclude; judge; consider; view;
regard; conjecture; assume.
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Presupposing
(gcide) | Presuppose \Pre`sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Presupposed;
p. pr. & vb. n. Presupposing.] [Pref. pre- + suppose: cf.
F. pr['e]supposer.]
To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for
granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.
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Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many necessary
things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand.
--Hooker.
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Supposing
(gcide) | Suppose \Sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Supposed; p. pr. &
vb. n. Supposing.] [F. supposer; pref. sub- under + poser
to place; -- corresponding in meaning to L. supponere,
suppositum, to put under, to substitute, falsify,
counterfeit. See Pose.]
1. To represent to one's self, or state to another, not as
true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some
consequence or application which the reality would involve
or admit of; to imagine or admit to exist, for the sake of
argument or illustration; to assume to be true; as, let us
suppose the earth to be the center of the system, what
would be the result?
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Suppose they take offence without a cause. --Shak.
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When we have as great assurance that a thing is, as
we could possibly, supposing it were, we ought not
to make any doubt of its existence. --Tillotson.
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2. To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.
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How easy is a bush supposed a bear! --Shak.
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Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the
young men, the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead.
--2 Sam. xiii.
32.
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3. To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of
thought or of nature; as, purpose supposes foresight.
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One falsehood always supposes another, and renders
all you can say suspected. --Female
Quixote.
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4. To put by fraud in the place of another. [Obs.]
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Syn: To imagine; believe; conclude; judge; consider; view;
regard; conjecture; assume.
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