Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter S - Page 197
Supplant (v. t.) To trip up. [Obs.] "Supplanted, down he fell." -- Milton.
Supplant (v. t.) To displace and take the place of; to supersede; to remove or displace by stratagem; as, a rival supplants another in the favor of a mistress or a prince.
Suspecting that the courtier had supplanted the friend. -- Bp. Fell.
Supplant (v. t.) To overthrow, undermine, or force away, in order to get a substitute in place of. [obsolescent]
You never will supplant the received ideas of God. -- Landor.
Supplant (v. t.) To remove (a thing) and replace it with something else.
Syn: To remove; displace; overpower; undermine; overthrow; supersede.
Supplant (v.) Take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school." [syn: supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede].
Supplantation (n.) The act of supplanting or displacing.
Habitual supplantation of immediate selfishness. -- Cloeridge.
Supplanter (n.) One who supplants.
Supplanter (n.) One who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another [syn: usurper, supplanter].
Supple (v. i.) To become soft and pliant.
The stones . . . Suppled into softness as they fell. -- Dryden.
Supple (a.) Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple fingers.
Supple (a.) Yielding compliant; not obstinate; submissive to guidance; as, a supple horse.
If punishment . . . makes not the will supple, it hardens the offender. -- Locke.
Supple (a.) Bending to the humor of others; flattering; fawning; obsequious. -- Addison.
Syn: Pliant; flexible; yielding; compliant; bending; flattering; fawning; soft.
Suppled (imp. & p. p.) of Supple.
Suppling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Supple.
Supple (v. t.) To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple leather.
The flesh therewith she suppled and did steep. -- Spenser.
Supple (v. t.) To make compliant, submissive, or obedient.
A mother persisting till she had bent her daughter's mind and suppled her will. -- Locke.
They should supple our stiff willfulness. -- Barrow.
Supple (a.) Moving and bending with ease [syn: lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte, sylphlike].
Supple (a.) (Used of e.g. personality traits) Readily adaptable; "a supple mind"; "a limber imagination" [syn: limber, supple].
Supple (a.) (Used of persons' bodies) Capable of moving or bending freely [syn: limber, supple].
Supple (v.) Make pliant and flexible; "These boots are not yet suppled by frequent use."
Supple-chapped (a.) Having a limber tongue. [R.] "A supple-chapped flatterer." -- Marston.
Supple-jack (n.) (Bot.) A climbing shrub ({Berchemia volubilus) of the Southern United States, having a tough and pliable stem.
Supple-jack (n.) A somewhat similar tropical American plant ({Paullinia Curassavica); also, a walking stick made from its stem.
He was in form and spirit like a supple-jack, . . . yielding, but tough; though he bent, he never broke. -- W. Irving.
Note: This name is given to various plants of similar habit in different British colonies.
Supplely (adv.) In a supple manner; softly; pliantly; mildly. -- Cotgrave.
Supplement (n.) 補充物，增刊，補充 That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a store; a supply. [Obs.] -- Chapman.
Supplement (n.) That which fills up, completes, or makes an addition to, something already organized, arranged, or set apart; specifically, a part added to, or issued as a continuation of, a book or paper, to make good its deficiencies or correct its errors.
Supplement (n.) (Trig.) The number of degrees which, if added to a specified arc, make it 180¡; the quantity by which an arc or an angle falls short of 180 degrees, or an arc falls short of a semicircle.
Syn: Appendix.
Usage: Appendix, Supplement. An appendix is that which is appended to something, but is not essential to its completeness; a supplement is that which supplements, or serves to complete or make perfect, that to which it is added.
Supplemented (imp. & p. p.) of Supplement.
Supplementing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Supplement.
Supplement (v. t.) 補充，增補 To fill up or supply by addition; to add something to.
Causes of one kind must be supplemented by bringing to bear upon them a causation of another kind. -- I. Taylor. Supplemental
Supplement (n.) Textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end [syn: {addendum}, {supplement}, {postscript}].
Supplement (n.) A quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) [syn: {supplement}, {supplementation}].
Supplement (n.) A supplementary component that improves capability [syn: {accessory}, {appurtenance}, {supplement}, {add-on}].
Supplement (v.) Add as a supplement to what seems insufficient; "supplement your diet."
Supplement (v.) Serve as a supplement to; "Vitamins supplemented his meager diet."
Supplement (v.) Add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language" [syn: {append}, {add on}, {supplement}, {affix}].
Supplemental (a.) Alt. of Supplementary.
Supplementary (a.) 補足的，補充的，追加的 Added to supply what is wanted; additional; being, or serving as, a supplement; as, a supplemental law; a supplementary sheet or volume.
Supplemental air (Physiol.), The air which in addition to the residual air remains in the lungs after ordinary expiration, but which, unlike the residual air, can be expelled; reserve air.
Supplemental bill (Equity), A bill filed in aid of an original bill to supply some deffect in the latter, or to set forth new facts which can not be done by amendment. -- Burrill. -- Daniel.
Supplementary chords (Math.), In an ellipse or hyperbola, any two chords drawn through the extremities of a diameter, and intersecting on the curve.
Supplementary (a.) Functioning in a supporting capacity; "the main library and its auxiliary branches" [syn: {auxiliary}, {subsidiary}, {supplemental}, {supplementary}].
Supplementary (a.) Added to complete or make up a deficiency; "produced supplementary volumes" [syn: {supplementary}, {supplemental}].
Supplementation (n.) 補充，增補 The act of supplementing. -- C. Kingsley.
Supplementation (n.) A quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency) [syn: {supplement}, {supplementation}].
Supplementation (n.) The act of supplementing [syn: {supplementation}, {subjunction}, {subjoining}].
Suppleness (n.) The quality or state of being supple; flexibility; pliableness; pliancy. Suppletive
Suppleness (n.) The gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple [syn: lissomeness, litheness, suppleness]
Suppleness (n.) The property of being pliant and flexible [syn: pliancy, pliantness, suppleness].
Suppleness (n.) Adaptability of mind or character; "he was valued for his reliability and pliability"; "he increased the leanness and suppleness of the organization" [syn: pliability, pliancy, pliantness, suppleness].
Suppletive (a.) Alt. of Suppletory.
Suppletory (a.) Supplying deficiencies; supplementary; as, a suppletory oath.
Suppletories (n. pl. ) of Suppletory.
Suppletory (n.) That which is to supply what is wanted.
Invent suppletories to excuse an evil man. -- Jer. Taylor.
Supplial (n.) The act of supplying; a supply. "The supplial of a preposition." -- Fitzed. Hall.
Suppliance (n.) That which supplies a want; assistance; a gratification; satisfaction. [R.]
The perfume and suppliance of a minute. -- Shak.
Suppliance (n.) Supplication; entreaty.
When Greece her knee in suppliance bent. -- Halleck.
Suppliant (n.) 懇求者，哀求者 [C] One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats submissively.
Hear thy suppliant's prayer. -- Dryden.
Suppliant (a.) （表示）懇求的，（表示）哀求的 Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching; supplicating.
The rich grow suppliant, and the poor grow proud. -- Dryden.
Suppliant (a.) Manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication.
To bow and sue for grace With suppliant knee. -- Milton.
Syn: Entreating; beseeching; suing; begging; supplicating; imploring. -- Sup"pli*ant*ly, adv. -- Sup"pli*ant*ness, n.
Suppliant (a.) Humbly entreating; "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness" [syn: suppliant, supplicant, supplicatory].
Suppliant (n.) One praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors" [syn: petitioner, suppliant, supplicant, requester].
Supplicancy (n.) Supplication. [R.]
Supplicant (a.) Entreating; asking submissively. -- Shak. -- Sup"pli*cant*ly, adv.
Supplicant (n.) One who supplicates; a suppliant.
The wise supplicant . . . left the event to God. -- Rogers.
Supplicant (a.) Humbly entreating; "a suppliant sinner seeking forgiveness" [syn: suppliant, supplicant, supplicatory].
Supplicant (n.) Someone who prays to God [syn: prayer, supplicant].
Supplicant (n.) One praying humbly for something; "a suppliant for her favors" [syn: petitioner, suppliant, supplicant, requester].
Supplicat (n.) (Eng. Universities) A petition; esp., a written one, with a certificate that the conditions have been complied with.
Supplicated (imp. & p. p.) of Supplicate.
Supplicating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Supplicate.
Supplicate (v. t.) 懇求，哀求，懇請 To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; to ask for earnestly and humbly; as, to supplicate blessings on Christian efforts to spread the gospel.
Supplicate (v. t.) To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant; as, to supplicate the Deity.
Syn: To beseech; entreat; beg; petition; implore; importune; solicit; crave. See Beseech.
Supplicate (v. i.) To make petition with earnestness and submission; to implore.
A man can not brook to supplicate or beg. -- Bacon.
Supplicate (v.) Ask humbly (for something); "He supplicated the King for clemency."
Supplicate (v.) Make a humble, earnest petition; "supplicate for permission."
Supplicate (v.) Ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer; "supplicate God's blessing."
Supplicate (v.) [ I or T ] (Formal) 懇求，哀求，懇請 To ask for something in a humble way.
// I knew I could not go on supplicating for more.
Supplicatingly (adv.) In a supplicating manner.
Supplication (n.) 懇求，哀求，祈願 The act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer, as in worship.
Supplication (n.) A humble petition; an earnest request; an entreaty.
Supplication (n.) (Rom. Antiq.) A religious solemnity observed in consequence of some military success, and also, in times of distress and danger, to avert the anger of the gods.
Syn: Entreaty; petition; solicitation; craving.
Supplication (n.) A prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service [syn: invocation, supplication].
Supplication (n.) A humble request for help from someone in authority [syn: supplication, plea].
Supplication (n.) The act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving); "the priest sank to his knees in prayer" [syn: prayer, supplication].
Supplication (n.) [ U ] (Formal) 懇求，哀求，祈願 An act or instance of supplicating; humble prayer, entreaty, or petition.
// She knelt down at his feet in humble supplication.
Supplicator (n.) [L.] 懇求者，哀求者，祈禱者 One who supplicates; a supplicant.
Supplicatory (a.) 懇求的，祈願的 Containing supplication; humble; earnest.
Supplier (n.) One who supplies.
Supplier (n.) Someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity [syn: supplier, provider].
Supplies (n. pl. ) of Supply.
Supply (n.) 供給，供應 [U]；供應量；供應品；庫存（貨）[C]；生活用品；補給品；軍糧 [P]；（議會所通過的）支出 [P]；（個人的）生活費 [P]；替代者 [C] The act of supplying; supplial. --A. Tucker.
Supply (n.) That which supplies a want; sufficiency of things for use or want. Specifically:
Supply (n.) Auxiliary troops or reenforcements. "My promised supply of horsemen." -- Shak.
Supply (n.) The food, and the like, which meets the daily necessities of an army or other large body of men; store; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the army was discontented for lack of supplies.
Supply (n.) An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures; generally in the plural; as, to vote supplies.
Supply (n.) A person who fills a place for a time; one who supplies the place of another; a substitute; esp., a clergyman who supplies a vacant pulpit.
Stated supply (Eccl.), A clergyman employed to supply a pulpit for a definite time, but not settled as a pastor. [U.S.]
Supply and demand. (Polit. Econ.) "Demand means the quantity of a given article which would be taken at a given price. Supply means the quantity of that article which could be had at that price." -- F. A. Walker.
Supplied (imp. & p. p.) of Supply.
Supplying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Supply.
Supply (v. t.) 供給，供應，提供 [O1] [（+to/ for/ with）]；補充；滿足 To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an aqueduct supplies an artificial lake; -- often followed by with before the thing furnished; as, to supply a furnace with fuel; to supply soldiers with ammunition.
Supply (v. t.) To serve instead of; to take the place of.
Burning ships the banished sun supply. -- Waller.
The sun was set, and Vesper, to supply His absent beams, had lighted up the sky. -- Dryden.
Supply (v. t.) To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have possession of; as, to supply a pulpit.
Supply (v. t.) To give; to bring or furnish; to provide; as, to supply money for the war. -- Prior.
Syn: To furnish; provide; administer; minister; contribute; yield; accommodate.
Supply (a.) Serving to contain, deliver, or regulate a supply of anything; as, a supply tank or valve.
Supply system (Zool.), The system of tubes and canals in sponges by means of which food and water are absorbed. See Illust. of Spongiae.
Supply (n.) An amount of something available for use.
Supply (n.) Offering goods and services for sale [ant: demand].
Supply (n.) The activity of supplying or providing something [syn: provision, supply, supplying].
Supply (v.) Give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" [syn: supply, provide, render, furnish].
Supply (v.) Circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds" [syn: issue, supply] [ant: recall].
Supply (v.) Give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" [syn: provide, supply, ply, cater].
Supply (v.) State or say further; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied" [syn: add, append, supply].
Supplyant (a.) Supplying or aiding; auxiliary; suppletory. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Supplyment (n.) [C] 增補，補充 [（+to）]；（書籍的）補遺；附錄；（報刊等的）增刊，副刊 [（+to）]；補給品；【數】補角；補弧 A supplying or furnishing; supply. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Supported (imp. & p. p.) of Support.
Supporting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Support.
Support (v. t.) To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches.
Support (v. t.) To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or misfortunes.
This fierce demeanor and his insolence The patience of a god could not support. -- Dryden.
Support (v. t.) To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to support the courage or spirits.
Support (v. t.) To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the character of King Lear.
Support (v. t.) To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to support the ministers of the gospel.
Support (v. t.) To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a debate.
Support (v. t.) To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support the charges; the evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
To urge such arguments, as though they were sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme of moral philosophy. -- J. Edwards.
Support (v. t.) To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to be able to support one's own cause.
Support (v. t.) To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration.
Wherefore, bold pleasant, Darest thou support a published traitor? -- Shak.
Support (v. t.) A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison, supported by his two sons.
Support arms (Mil.), A command in the manual of arms in responce to which the piece is held vertically at the shoulder, with the hammer resting on the left forearm, which is passed horizontally across the body in front; also, the position assumed in response to this command.
Syn: To maintain; endure; verify; substantiate; countenance; patronize; help; back; second; succor; relieve; uphold; encourage; favor; nurture; nourish; cherish; shield; defend; protect; stay; assist; forward.
Support (n.) [F.] The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining.
Support (n.) That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind.
Support (n.) That which maintains or preserves from being overcome, falling, yielding, sinking, giving way, or the like; subsistence; maintenance; assistance; reenforcement; as, he gave his family a good support, the support of national credit; the assaulting column had the support of a battery.
Points of support (Arch.), The horizontal area of the solids of a building, walls, piers, and the like, as compared with the open or vacant spaces.
Right of support (Law), An easement or servitude by which the owner of a house has a right to rest his timber on the walls of his neighbor's house. -- Kent.
Syn: Stay; prop; maintenance; subsistence; assistance; favor; countenance; encouragement; patronage; aid; help; succor; nutriment; sustenance; food.
Support (n.) The activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities; "his support kept the family together"; "they gave him emotional support during difficult times."
Support (n.) Aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support."
Support (n.) Something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans."
Support (n.) A military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support" [syn: support, reinforcement, reenforcement].
Support (n.) Documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones" [syn: documentation, support].
Support (n.) The financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood" [syn: support, keep, livelihood, living, bread and butter, sustenance].
Support (n.) Supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support."
Support (n.) The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support" [syn: support, supporting].
Support (n.) A musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts [syn: accompaniment, musical accompaniment, backup, support].
Support (n.) Any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf."
Support (n.) Financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" [syn: support, financial support, funding, backing, financial backing].
Support (v.) Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" [syn: support, back up].
Support (v.) Support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college."
Support (v.) Be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960" [syn: back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support].
Support (v.) Be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?" [syn: hold, support, sustain, hold up].
Support (v.) Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant" [syn: confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm] [ant: contradict, negate].
Support (v.) Adopt as a belief; "I subscribe to your view on abortion" [syn: subscribe, support].
Support (v.) Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence" [syn: corroborate, underpin, bear out, support].
Support (v.) Argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike" [syn: defend, support, fend for].
Support (v.) Play a subordinate role to (another performer); "Olivier supported Gielgud beautifully in the second act."
Support (v.) Be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" [syn: patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going].
Support (v.) Put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up].
Support (n.) After-sale handholding; something many software vendors promise but few deliver. To hackers, most support people are useless ? because by the time a hacker calls support he or she will usually know the software and the relevant manuals better than the support people (sadly, this is not a joke or exaggeration). A hacker's idea of ?support? is a t?ete-?-t?ete with the software's designer.
Support, () After-sale handholding; something many software vendors promise but few deliver. To hackers, most support people are useless - because by the time a hacker calls support he or she will usually know the software and the relevant manuals better than the support people. A hacker's idea of support is an electronic exchange with the software's designer.
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Support. () The right of support is an easement which one man, either by contract or prescription, enjoys, to rest the joists or timbers of his house upon the wall of an adjoining building, owned by another person. 3 Kent, Com. 435. Vide Lois des Bat. part. 1, c. 3, s. a. 1, Sec. T; Party wall.
Supportable (a.) Capable of being supported, maintained, or endured; endurable. -- Sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. -- Sup*port"a*bly, adv.
Supportable (a.) Capable of being borne though unpleasant; "sufferable punishment" [syn: bearable, endurable, sufferable, supportable].
Supportance (n.) Support. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Supportation (n.) Maintenance; support. [Obs.] -- Chaucer. Bacon.
Supporter (n.) One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a supporter of life.
The sockets and supporters of flowers are figured. -- Bacon.
The saints have a . . . supporter in all their miseries. -- South.
Supporter (n.) Especially, an adherent; one who sustains, advocates, and defends; as, the supporter of a party, faction, or candidate.
Supporter (n.) (Shipbuilding) A knee placed under the cathead.
Supporter (n.) (Her.) A figure, sometimes of a man, but commonly of some animal, placed on either side of an escutcheon, and exterior to it. Usually, both supporters of an escutcheon are similar figures.
Supporter (n.) (Med.) A broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or some other part or organ.
Supporter (n.) A person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" [syn: supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend].
Supporter (n.) Someone who supports or champions something [syn: patron, sponsor, supporter].
Supporter (n.) A person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work" [syn: assistant, helper, help, supporter].
Supporter (n.) A band (usually elastic) worn around the leg to hold up a stocking (or around the arm to hold up a sleeve) [syn: garter, supporter].
Supporter (n.) A support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise [syn: athletic supporter, supporter, suspensor, jockstrap, jock].
Supportful (a.) Abounding with support. [Obs.] -- Chapman.
Supportive (a.) 支援的；贊助的 Furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer" [ant: unsupportive].
Supportless (a.) Having no support. -- Milton.
Supportment (n.) Support. [Obs.] -- Sir H. Wotton.
Supportress (n.) A female supporter. [R.]
You are my gracious patroness and supportress. -- Massinger.
Supposable (a.) Capable of being supposed, or imagined to exist; as, that is not a supposable case. -- Sup*pos"a*ble*ness, n. -- Sup*pos"a*bly, adv.
Supposable (a.) Capable of being inferred on slight grounds [syn: presumable, supposable, surmisable].
Supposal (n.) The act of supposing; also, that which is supposed; supposition; opinion. -- Shak.
Interest, with a Jew, never proceeds but upon supposal, at least, of a firm and sufficient bottom. -- South.
Supposal (n.) A hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions" [syn: assumption, supposition, supposal].
Supposal (n.) The cognitive process of supposing [syn: supposition, supposal].
Supposed (imp. & p. p.) of Suppose.
Supposing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Suppose.