presuppose
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səˈpoʊz verb (used with object), pre·sup·posed, pre·sup·pos·ing.
1.
to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
2.
(of a thing, condition, or state of affairs) to require or imply as an antecedent condition: An effect presupposes a cause.
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presuppose (ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to take for granted; assume |
| 2. | to require or imply as a necessary prior condition |
| 3. | philosophy, logic, linguistics to require (a condition) to be satisfied as a precondition for a statement to be either true or false or for a speech act to be felicitous. Have you stopped beating your wife? presupposes that the person addressed has a wife and has beaten her |
| presupposition | |
| —n | |
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Presuppose
is an LSAT word you need to know.
So is proposition. Does it mean:
| the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. |
| to propose a plan, deal, etc., to. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
presuppose
1426, from O.Fr. presupposer (14c.), from M.L. præsupponere; see pre- + suppose.
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Example sentences
The approach taken is to presuppose no background knowledge of syntactic theory or historical linguistics.
All but the first three chapters presuppose an acquaintance with wave mechanics.
Housing price bubbles presuppose an ability of market participants to trade properties as they speculate about the future.
Oh, but you presuppose that the world is based on the fear that controls you.
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