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postulate
(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning (Freq. 1) • Syn: posit • Derivationally related forms: posit (for: posit) • Topics: logic • Hypernyms: proposition • Hyponyms: Bayes' postulate, premise, premiss, assumption
1. maintain or assert (Freq. 3) - He contended that Communism had no future • Syn: contend • Derivationally related forms: contention (for: contend) • Hypernyms: claim • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s that CLAUSE 2. take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom (Freq. 1) - He posited three basic laws of nature • Syn: posit • Derivationally related forms: posit (for: posit), position (for: posit), postulation, postulator • Hypernyms: presuppose, suppose • Hyponyms: insist, assert • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something - Somebody ----s that CLAUSE 3. require as useful, just, or proper - It takes nerve to do what she did - success usually requires hard work - This job asks a lot of patience and skill - This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice - This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert - This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent • Syn: necessitate, ask, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand • Ant: obviate (for: necessitate) • Derivationally related forms: demand (for: demand), requirement (for: require), need (for: need), necessity (for: necessitate) • Hyponyms: claim, take, exact, govern, draw, cost, cry out for, cry for, compel • Verb Group: claim, take, exact • Verb Frames: - Something ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE (for: require) - It ----s that CLAUSE (for: require) - It ----s that CLAUSE (for: necessitate)
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