presuppose
21presuppose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. assume, presume, imply. See supposition. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. presume, suppose, take for granted; see assume 1 . See Synonym Study at assume . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To take for granted …
22presuppose — pre·sup·pose || ‚prɪËsÉ™ pəʊz v. assume beforehand, conjecture in advance, presume beforehand …
23presuppose — verb require as a precondition of possibility or coherence. ↘tacitly assume to be the case. Derivatives presupposition noun Origin ME: from OFr. presupposer, suggested by med. L. praesupponere, from prae before + supponere (see suppose) …
24presuppose — v. a. Imply as antecedent, assume, presume, surmise, suppose, take for granted …
25presuppose — verb 1) this presupposes the existence of a policy making group Syn: require, necessitate, imply, entail, mean, involve, assume 2) I had presupposed that theme parks make people happy Syn: presume, assume, take it for granted …
26presuppose — v suppose, assume, presume, take for granted, premise; postulate, posit, predicate, theorize, hypothesize, hypothecate, speculate; suspect, Nonstandard. suspicion, be inclined to think, imagine, expect, surmise, guess; think, deem, opine, Chiefly …
27presuppose — pre·sup·pose …
28presuppose — [ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz] verb [T] formal if one thing presupposes another, it cannot exist or happen unless the other thing is also true presupposition [ˌpriːsʌpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] …
29presuppose — pre•sup•pose [[t]ˌpri səˈpoʊz[/t]] v. t. posed, pos•ing 1) to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance 2) to require or imply as an antecedent condition: An effect presupposes a cause[/ex] • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < MF… …
30presuppose — /prisəˈpoʊz/ (say preesuh pohz) verb (t) (presupposed, presupposing) 1. to suppose or assume beforehand; to take for granted in advance. 2. (of a thing) to require or imply as an antecedent condition: an effect presupposes a cause.… …
