supposable

C2 Topic:Abstract Ideas
US /səˈpoʊzəbəl/ UK /səˈpəʊzəbəl/
adj Freq #626652

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    capable of being supposed, imagined, or assumed

    In a supposable case, a person's present illness might result from earlier voluntary choices.

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Synonyms
1 adj · capable of being supposed,... conceivableimaginablepresumable
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Word family
Derived forms supposability
Related forms supposesupposition

Etymology

Formed from suppose + -able. Suppose comes through Old French from Latin supponere, "to place under" and hence "to assume."

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