supposes /sə-pōˈziz/ (Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew V.1.104)

Perhaps substitutes, or substitutions, or suppositions. See repeated play on the word in Shakespeare's source, Gascoigne's Supposes (and its original, Ariosto's I Suppositi)

suppose /sə-pōzˈ/

1. To incline to believe
2. To conceive, imagine, guess
3. To assume provisionally or for argument's sake
4. To imply, presuppose
5. (esp in passive) to expect in accordance with rules or conventions
6. To expect (Milton)
7. To believe (Shakespeare)
8. To place underneath (obsolete)
9. To substitute fraudulently (obsolete)

1. A supposition
2. An instance of supposing or saying ‘suppose’
3. Expectation (Shakespeare)

1. If
2. What if
3. Even if

suppoˈsable adjective

suppoˈsably adverb

suppoˈsal noun

1. Supposition
2. A notion (Shakespeare)
3. A proposal (obsolete)

supposed /-pōzdˈ (also -pōˈzid)/ adjective

1. Generally believed to be (often implying doubt or disagreement on the part of the speaker)
2. Assumed
3. Conjectured
4. Feigned (Shakespeare)
5. Supposititious (obsolete)
6. Placed below, or having a note below, the fundamental of the chord (music)

suppoˈsedly adverb

According to supposition

suppoˈser noun

suppoˈsing noun

The action of the verb

1. If
2. What if
3. How about

supposed to

Expected, intended or required to

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