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Presuppose

//ˌpɹiːsəˈpəʊz// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.

    ""Nay," replied her companion, "what have I done for you to presuppose such a want of gallantry, as to imagine that I would attempt to guess a lady's secret before she thought proper to communicate it?""

  2. 2
    require as a necessary antecedent or precondition wordnet
  3. 3
    take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French presupposer, from Latin praesuppōnō.

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