supposableadj.

Brit.

/səˈpəʊzəbl/, U.S.

/səˈpoʊzəbəl/

Forms: 1600s–1900s supposeable, 1600s– supposable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: suppose v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < suppose v. + -able suffix. Compare French supposable (c1460 in Middle French).

Able to be supposed.

1. That may be thought to exist or to be true, or assumed for the sake of argument; conceivable, imaginable.

a. In general constructions.

ΚΠ

1627 T. Newman in tr. Terence Two Comedies 51 She was (beyond any contrarie supposable coniecture) a maiden.

1681 Whole Duty of Nations 26 The Regions not being so united in Government,..the distribution of Churches easily follows the distinction easily supposable in their civil state.

1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. iii. 47 Perfection, though plainly intelligible and supposeable, was never attained by any Man.

1748 Bp. J. Butler Serm. 1 Pet. iv. 8 11 They are highly to be blamed for not making some Provision against Age and supposeable Disasters.

1781 W. Cowper Let. 21 May (1979) I. 478 It..is hardly a supposable case, but..we will endeavour to suppose it for a Moment.

1826 N.Y. Lit. Gaz. 19 Aug. 283/2 He seems to have known how every being that has existed would speak and act under every supposeable circumstance, and in every possible situation.

1867 H. Bushnell Moral Uses Dark Things (1869) 273 What..are the supposable ends and uses of God in the appointment of a discipline so appalling?

1882 W. G. Hamley Traseaden Hall III. 53 There was no supposable reason why he should..put a complexion other than the true one upon the duel.

a1914 C. S. Peirce in M. G. Murphey Devel. Peirce's Philos. (1993) App. 418 If one could know the copula and predicate of the proposition,—as ‘…is a tailed-man’, he would know the predicate applied to something supposeable, at least.

1966 J. Bennett Kant's Analytic iv. §17. 56 Kant emphasizes that although such an intuition is consistently supposable we cannot even speculate about what it would be like.

2010 F. G. Zaspel Theol. of B. B. Warfield v. 204 Warfield commends the Westminster Confession in this regard with its affirmation not only that God knows the future exhaustively but also that he knows the whole range of possibilities growing out of all supposable conditions.

b. With that clause anticipated by it.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > [adjective] > capable of being supposed

supposable1643

surmisable1817

1643 E. Symmons Loyall Subj. Beliefe 29 Laws..are the King's..revealed, or written will, and therefore 'tis supposeable that his personall will may..be coordinate with them.

1696 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth ii. 85 'Tis very supposable, that 'tis our Ignorance..which occasions our so laxe and general Interpretations.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. Introd. p. ii 'Tis supposeable, there may be Frost in England any given day in January next.

1794 Eng. Rev. Oct. 293 It is very supposable, that the author described the relative positions of cities and kingdoms conformably to his place of residence at the time.

1849 G. M. Cooper in Sussex Archaeol. Coll. (1850) 3 22 These are sufficient [proofs]..to render it supposable that this sequestered spot is the Dene once dignified by the presence of the great Alfred.

1884 Law Times Rep. 50 647/2 And if they can, is it supposable that they may be turned out and afterwards re-enter?

1909 B. W. Bacon Beginnings of Gospel Story i. ii. 35 It is entirely supposable that the Petrine tradition gave no such account of the nature of Jesus' message as the Sermon on the Mount.

1954 D. N. Ferguson Masterwks. Orchestral Repertoire 428 It is supposable that the Evil-God is remotely identifiable with Pluto.

2010 M. Reinhardt Who speaks for Margaret Garner? v. 150 Is it supposable the marshal was ignorant that the law had been thus settled by some of the ablest judges of the country?

†a. That may be presumed to be or do something. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > [adjective] > supposed, surmised

repute1442

supposed1474

surmised1530

suppositive1605

suppositious1642

supposable1645

supposite1655

deemed1667

1645 H. Hammond View New Directory 6 A first rude and so imperfect draught just creeping out of Popery there, and therefore not supposeable to be compleat at the first assay.

1647 H. Hammond Of Power of Keyes iv. 76 They being supposeable to understand that unknown tongue.

1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 23 This..is the least that is supposeable to be required of them.

1720 T. Salmon Tryals for High-treason III. 660 The Action being transitory, and therefore supposable to be done in any County.

a1834 C. Lamb Misc. Wks. (1871) 498 The amazing change which is supposable to take place.

1881 Methodist Q. Rev. July 546 We mean not that the document is truly original with Moses; but provisionally supposable to be derived through Abraham from the antediluvian monotheistic Church.

b. That may be supposed or presumed to be (what is denoted by the noun). rare.

ΚΠ

1891 J. Winsor Columbus xii. 272 This supposable neophyte does not again appear in history.

2005 S. G. H. Mumford Dos-a-dos 277 Well how about I just quit?.. Then I'll have plenty of time in this supposable fantasy realm I live in .

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	supposable
释义	supposableadj. Brit. /səˈpəʊzəbl/, U.S. /səˈpoʊzəbəl/ Forms: 1600s–1900s supposeable, 1600s– supposable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: suppose v., -able suffix. Etymology: < suppose v. + -able suffix. Compare French supposable (c1460 in Middle French). Able to be supposed. 1. That may be thought to exist or to be true, or assumed for the sake of argument; conceivable, imaginable. a. In general constructions. ΚΠ 1627 T. Newman in tr. Terence Two Comedies 51 She was (beyond any contrarie supposable coniecture) a maiden. 1681 Whole Duty of Nations 26 The Regions not being so united in Government,..the distribution of Churches easily follows the distinction easily supposable in their civil state. 1726 Bp. J. Butler 15 Serm. iii. 47 Perfection, though plainly intelligible and supposeable, was never attained by any Man. 1748 Bp. J. Butler Serm. 1 Pet. iv. 8 11 They are highly to be blamed for not making some Provision against Age and supposeable Disasters. 1781 W. Cowper Let. 21 May (1979) I. 478 It..is hardly a supposable case, but..we will endeavour to suppose it for a Moment. 1826 N.Y. Lit. Gaz. 19 Aug. 283/2 He seems to have known how every being that has existed would speak and act under every supposeable circumstance, and in every possible situation. 1867 H. Bushnell Moral Uses Dark Things (1869) 273 What..are the supposable ends and uses of God in the appointment of a discipline so appalling? 1882 W. G. Hamley Traseaden Hall III. 53 There was no supposable reason why he should..put a complexion other than the true one upon the duel. a1914 C. S. Peirce in M. G. Murphey Devel. Peirce's Philos. (1993) App. 418 If one could know the copula and predicate of the proposition,—as ‘…is a tailed-man’, he would know the predicate applied to something supposeable, at least. 1966 J. Bennett Kant's Analytic iv. §17. 56 Kant emphasizes that although such an intuition is consistently supposable we cannot even speculate about what it would be like. 2010 F. G. Zaspel Theol. of B. B. Warfield v. 204 Warfield commends the Westminster Confession in this regard with its affirmation not only that God knows the future exhaustively but also that he knows the whole range of possibilities growing out of all supposable conditions. b. With that clause anticipated by it. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > [adjective] > capable of being supposed supposable1643 surmisable1817 1643 E. Symmons Loyall Subj. Beliefe 29 Laws..are the King's..revealed, or written will, and therefore 'tis supposeable that his personall will may..be coordinate with them. 1696 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth ii. 85 'Tis very supposable, that 'tis our Ignorance..which occasions our so laxe and general Interpretations. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. Introd. p. ii 'Tis supposeable, there may be Frost in England any given day in January next. 1794 Eng. Rev. Oct. 293 It is very supposable, that the author described the relative positions of cities and kingdoms conformably to his place of residence at the time. 1849 G. M. Cooper in Sussex Archaeol. Coll. (1850) 3 22 These are sufficient [proofs]..to render it supposable that this sequestered spot is the Dene once dignified by the presence of the great Alfred. 1884 Law Times Rep. 50 647/2 And if they can, is it supposable that they may be turned out and afterwards re-enter? 1909 B. W. Bacon Beginnings of Gospel Story i. ii. 35 It is entirely supposable that the Petrine tradition gave no such account of the nature of Jesus' message as the Sermon on the Mount. 1954 D. N. Ferguson Masterwks. Orchestral Repertoire 428 It is supposable that the Evil-God is remotely identifiable with Pluto. 2010 M. Reinhardt Who speaks for Margaret Garner? v. 150 Is it supposable the marshal was ignorant that the law had been thus settled by some of the ablest judges of the country? 2. †a. That may be presumed to be or do something. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > [adjective] > supposed, surmised repute1442 supposed1474 surmised1530 suppositive1605 suppositious1642 supposable1645 supposite1655 deemed1667 1645 H. Hammond View New Directory 6 A first rude and so imperfect draught just creeping out of Popery there, and therefore not supposeable to be compleat at the first assay. 1647 H. Hammond Of Power of Keyes iv. 76 They being supposeable to understand that unknown tongue. 1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling 23 This..is the least that is supposeable to be required of them. 1720 T. Salmon Tryals for High-treason III. 660 The Action being transitory, and therefore supposable to be done in any County. a1834 C. Lamb Misc. Wks. (1871) 498 The amazing change which is supposable to take place. 1881 Methodist Q. Rev. July 546 We mean not that the document is truly original with Moses; but provisionally supposable to be derived through Abraham from the antediluvian monotheistic Church. b. That may be supposed or presumed to be (what is denoted by the noun). rare. ΚΠ 1891 J. Winsor Columbus xii. 272 This supposable neophyte does not again appear in history. 2005 S. G. H. Mumford Dos-a-dos 277 Well how about I just quit?.. Then I'll have plenty of time in this supposable fantasy realm I live in . This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1627
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