Meaning of PRESUPPOSE
| Pronunciation: | | `preesu'powz
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- [v] require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; in logic; "This step presupposes two prior ones"
- [v] take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work"
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| | See Also: | | assume, imply, posit, postulate, premise, premiss, presume, take for granted | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pre`sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presupposed};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Presupposing}.] [Pref. pre- + suppose: cf.
F. pr['e]supposer.]
To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for
granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.
Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many necessary
things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand.
--Hooker.
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