I.perf. supposivi, Plaut. Truc. 2, 5, 9: “supposivit,” id. ib. 4, 3, 30; part. sync. supposta, Verg. A. 6, 24; Sil. 3, 90), v. a., to put, place, or set under (freq. and class.; cf.: submitto, subicio).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: “anatum ova gallinis saepe supponimus,” Cic. N. D. 2, 48, 124; Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 9; Col. 8, 5, 4: “(orat) sub cratim uti jubeas sese supponi,” Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 65: “caput et stomachum supponere fontibus,” Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 8: “cervicem polo,” Ov. F. 5, 180: “colla oneri,” id. R. Am. 171: “tauros jugo,” to yoke, id. M. 7, 118: “olivam prelo,” Col. 12, 49, 9: “tectis agrestibus ignem,” Ov. F. 4, 803: “Massica caelo vina sereno,” Hor. S. 2, 4, 51: “agresti fano pecus,” to place under, to drive under cover of, Ov. F. 4, 756: “aliquem tumulo (terrae, humo, etc.),” i. e. to bury, id. Tr. 3, 3, 68; id. Ib. 153; id. Am. 3, 9, 48: “terrae dentes,” i. e. to sow, id. M. 3, 102: “falcem maturis aristis,” to apply, Verg. G. 1, 348: cultros, to apply (to the throat of cattle to be slaughtered), id. A. 6, 248; id. G. 3, 492: “incedis per ignes Suppositos cineri doloso,” hidden under, Hor. C. 2, 1, 8: “his igitur rebus subjectis suppositisque,” i. e. under the earth, Lucr. 6, 543: “nil ita sublime est . . . Non sit ut inferius suppositumque deo,” subjected, subject, Ov. Tr. 4, 8, 48.—
B. In partic.
1. To put in the place of another, to substitute for another person or thing (syn. substituo): “meliorem, quam ego sum, suppono tibi,” Plaut. Curc. 2, 2, 6: “aliquem in alicujus locum,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 28, § 72; 2, 5, 30, § 78: “in quarum (mulierum) locum juvenes,” Just. 7, 3, 6: “se reum criminibus illis pro rege,” Cic. Deiot. 15, 42: “stannum et aurichalcum pro auro et argento,” Suet. Vit. 5 fin.: “operae nostrae vicaria fides amicorum supponitur,” Cic. Rosc. Am. 38, 111.—
2. To substitute falsely or fraudulently, to falsify, forge, counterfeit: “(puella) herae meae supposita est parva,” Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 49; so, “puerum, puellam,” id. ib. 2, 3, 11; id. Truc. 1, 1, 71; 2, 4, 50; 4, 3, 30; Ter. Eun. prol. 39; 5, 3, 3; Liv. 3, 44, 9 al.: “qui suppositā personā falsum testamentum obsignandum curaverit,” Cic. Clu. 44, 125: “testamenta falsa supponere,” id. Leg. 1, 16, 43; so, “testamenta,” id. Par. 6, 1, 43: quos (equos) daedala Circe Suppositā de matre nothos furata creavit, substituted deceptively, spurious (because mortal), Verg. A. 7, 283: “trepidat, ne suppositus venias, ac falso nomine poscas,” Juv. 1, 98.—
3. To place as a pledge, hypothecate, Dig. 27, 9 lemm. —
II. Trop.
A. In gen., to add, annex, subjoin (syn. subjungo): “huic generi Hermagoras partes quattuor supposuit,” Cic. Inv. 1, 9, 12; 1, 6, 8: “exemplum epistolae,” id. Att. 8, 6, 3: “rationem,” id. Inv. 2, 23, 70; 2, 21, 63. —
B. In partic.
1. Pregn., to make subject, to subject, submit: “aethera ingenio suo,” Ov. F. 1, 306: “me tibi supposui,” Pers. 5, 36.—*
2. To set beneath, to esteem less: “Latio supposuisse Samon,” Ov. F. 6, 48.
