Postulate
11postulate — I UK [ˈpɒstjʊleɪt] / US [ˈpɑstʃəˌleɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms postulate : present tense I/you/we/they postulate he/she/it postulates present participle postulating past tense postulated past participle postulated formal to claim or imagine… …
12Postulate — Ein Postulat (von lat. postulatum Forderung) ist ein Grundsatz, den man akzeptieren kann oder nicht. Derjenige, der in einer Diskussion etwas postuliert, stellt eine ihm plausibel erscheinende These auf und „fordert“ deren Anerkennung ohne sie… …
13postulate — pos|tu|late1 [ˈpɔstjuleıt US ˈpa:stʃə ] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of postulare, from poscere to ask ] formal to suggest that something might have happened or be true postulate that ▪ It has been postulated that… …
14postulate — postulates, postulating, postulated (The verb is pronounced [[t]pɒ̱stʃʊleɪt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]pɒ̱stʃʊlət[/t]].) 1) VERB If you postulate something, you suggest it as the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation, or assume that… …
15postulate — I. transitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin postulatus, past participle of postulare; akin to Latin poscere to ask, Old High German forscōn to search, Sanskrit pṛcchati he asks more at pray Date: 1593 1. demand, claim 2. a. to as …
16postulate — postulation, n. postulational, adj. v. /pos cheuh layt /; n. /pos cheuh lit, layt /, v., postulated, postulating, n. v.t. 1. to ask, demand, or claim. 2. to claim or assume the existence or truth of, esp. as a basis for reasoning or arguing. 3.… …
17postulate — 1. noun /ˈpɒs.tjʊ.lət,ˈpɒs.tjʊ.leɪt,ˈpɑs.tʃə.lət ,ˈpɑs.tjə.lət,ˈpɑs.tʃə.leɪt ,ˈpɑs.tjə.leɪt/ a) Something assumed without proof as being self evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. b) A fundamental… …
18postulate — See expostulate. See expostulate, postulate …
19postulate — verb Postulate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑existence …
20postulate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. proposition, axiom, supposition; hypothesis, premise; fact, datum. v. suppose, surmise, theorize, hypothesize. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. posit, hypothesize, presume, predicate; see assume 1 , guess 1 ,… …
