postulate
postulate
📚 Meanings
- 1.
To suggest or assume the existence, form, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.
"It is proposed that this is the cause of the disease."
- 1.
A supposition or something that is taken as a basis for argument, theory, or investigation.
"It is proposed that this is the cause of the disease."
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We postulate a simple cause for the problem.
We postulate a simple cause for the problem.
The scientist will postulate a new theory based on the data.
The scientist will postulate a new theory based on the data.
The philosophical argument postulates the existence of a higher power.
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postulate means "postulate". See the meanings and examples higher up on the page for the full picture.
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postulate is a Advanced-level word.
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Example: "We postulate a simple cause for the problem." — used to mean "postulate".
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