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Presuppose

To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.

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Broader term 3

Assume 76% connected

To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Imply 76% connected

To infold or involve; to wrap up.

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Presume 76% connected

To assume or take beforehand; esp., to do or undertake without leave or authority previously obtained.

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Manner of action 4

Posit 76% connected

To dispose or set firmly or fixedly; to place or dispose in relation to other objects.

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Postulate 76% connected

Something demanded or asserted; especially, a position or supposition assumed without proof, or one which is considered as self-evident; a truth to w…

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Premise 76% connected

A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.

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Premiss 76% connected

Premise.

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Derivationally related 2

Presupposition 74% connected

The act of presupposing; an antecedent implication; presumption.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Presupposition 74% connected

The act of presupposing; an antecedent implication; presumption.

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Synonym 1

Suppose 92% connected

To represent to one's self, or state to another, not as true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some consequence or application which the real…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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