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pre⋅sup⋅pose

  [pree-suh-pohz]
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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.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < MF presupposer. See pre-, suppose

Related forms:
pre⋅sup⋅po⋅si⋅tion  [pree-suhp-uh-zish-uhn] , noun
pre⋅sup⋅po⋅si⋅tion⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
1. presume.
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pre·sup·pose   (prē'sə-pōz')   
tr.v.   pre·sup·posed, pre·sup·pos·ing, pre·sup·pos·es
  1. To believe or suppose in advance.
  2. To require or involve necessarily as an antecedent condition. See Synonyms at presume.
pre·sup'po·si'tion (-sŭp'ə-zĭsh'ən) n., pre·sup'po·si'tion·al adj.
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Presupposition

Pre*sup`po*si"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- + supposition: cf. F. pr['e]supposition.]

1. The act of presupposing; an antecedent implication; presumption.

2. That which is presupposed; a previous supposition or surmise.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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