to represent to one's self, or state to another, not as true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some consequence or application which the reality would involve or admit of; to imagine or admit to exist, for the sake of argument or illustration; to assume to be true; as, let us suppose the earth to be the center of the system, what would be the result?-to imagine; to believe; to receive as true.-to require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of thought or of nature; as, purpose supposes foresight.-to put by fraud in the place of another.-to make supposition; to think; to be of opinion.-supposition.