SUPPOSED
\sʌpˈə͡ʊzd], \sʌpˈəʊzd], \s_ʌ_p_ˈəʊ_z_d]\
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based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "supposititious hypotheses"
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designed to; "medication that is supposed to relieve pain"; "what's that gadget supposed to do?"
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firmly believed; "the way things are supposed to be"
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based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "supposititious hypotheses"
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designed to; "medication that is supposed to relieve pain"; "what's that gadget supposed to do?"
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firmly believed; "the way things are supposed to be"
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Lafayette's mixture
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