To assume something to be true without proof. To consider as a possibility or think likely.
From Old French supposer, from Latin supponere meaning 'to put under' or 'to substitute.' The metaphor of 'putting under' evolved into the idea of underlying assumptions.
The 'putting under' etymology is brilliant - suppositions literally serve as foundations we place under our reasoning, even when those foundations might be uncertain or temporary.
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