Presuppose
/ˌpɹiːsəˈpəʊz/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 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 require as a necessary antecedent or precondition wordnet
- 3 take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"We must presuppose that the wage paid is economically just."
Etymology
From Middle French presupposer, from Latin praesuppōnō.