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verb (used with object), -posed, -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
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So is derive. Does it mean:
| to trace from a source or origin |
| the science or philosophy of law, a body or system of laws |
Example Sentences
- Advocates of limited government and individual rights presuppose a culture in which these concepts are understood and respected.
- The majority of those who post still presuppose a vision of higher education when it was restricted to the smart and the rich.
- The designers didn't presuppose how the internet would be used and that has made it.
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Word Origin & History
presuppose
1426, from O.Fr. presupposer (14c.), from M.L. præsupponere; see pre- + suppose.
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