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presuppose
[ pree-suh-pohz ]
verb (used with object)
, pre·sup·posed, pre·sup·pos·ing.
- to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
Synonyms: presume
- (of a thing, condition, or state of affairs) to require or imply as an antecedent condition:
An effect presupposes a cause.
presuppose
/ ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz; ˌpriːsʌpəˈzɪʃən /
verb
- to take for granted; assume
- to require or imply as a necessary prior condition
- 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
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Derived Forms
- presupposition, noun
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Other Words From
- pre·sup·po·si·tion [pree-suhp-, uh, -, zish, -, uh, n], noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of presuppose1
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Example Sentences
It deserves remark, that these early generalizations did not, like scientific inductions, presuppose causation.
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All social judgments presuppose a system of recognized values.
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More clearly even than petition does thanksgiving presuppose a personal being, capable of appreciating the feeling of gratitude.
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They actually presuppose its existence in the Church as the necessary condition of their own existence.
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It is however to be understood that the different cases all presuppose the same total moment of momentum.
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