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postulate

English

  1. 🔊 (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
  2. 🔊 take as a given
    “He posited three basic laws of nature”
  3. 🔊 maintain or assert
    “He contended that Communism had no future”
  4. 🔊 require as useful, just, or proper
    “It takes nerve to do what she did”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 postulado postulate
  2. 🔊 postular to postulate

Similar words

posit posit contend necessitate ask need require take involve call for demand a priori principle a priori truth absolute fact accepted fact actual fact admitted fact advance affirm affirmation apriorism assert assertion assume