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S — Superintendence to Surveillant (Part 5 of 10)

Supposable, a. Presumable.

Suppose, v. a.

    1. Presume, conceive, apprehend, believe, imagine, consider, deem, think, judge, presuppose, conjecture, conclude.
    2. Imply, assume, presuppose, take for granted.
    3. Imagine, believe, receive as true, think.

Suppose, v. n. Think, imagine, fancy, believe, surmise, conjecture, divine, suspect, presume, opine, ween.

Supposition, n.

    1. Surmise, conjecture, presumption.
    2. Hypothesis, postulate, assumed position.
    3. Doubt, uncertainty.

Suppositional, a. Hypothetical.

Supposititious, a. Spurious, counterfeit, sham, mock, false, foisted in, subdititious.

Suppositive, a. Supposed.

Suppress, v. a.

    1. Crush, overpower, subdue, quell, overthrow, stifle, choke, smother, put down, destroy, overwhelm.
    2. Restrain, repress, keep back, stop, check, keep in.
    3. Conceal, keep secret, retain, strangle, stifle, keep down, keep out of sight, keep secret, restrain from disclosure, hush up.
    4. Stop, restrain, check, obstruct, arrest.

Suppression, n.

    1. Overthrow, crushing, quelling.
    2. Restraint, repression, check, stoppage, obstruction, detention.