- postulate pos·tu·late vt
- ['pɒstjʊˌleɪt]
frm postulare
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pos|tu|late — «noun. POS chuh liht; verb. POS chuh layt», noun, verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –n. something taken for granted or assumed as a basis for reasoning; fundamental principle; necessary condition: »One postulate in geometry is that a straight line is the… … Useful english dictionary
postulate — pos|tu|late1 [ pastʃə,leıt ] verb transitive FORMAL to claim or imagine that something is true or that it exists ╾ pos|tu|la|tion [ ,pastʃə leıʃn ] noun count or uncount postulate pos|tu|late 2 [ pastʃə,leıt ] noun count FORMAL an idea that is an … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Postulate — Pos tu*late, n. [L. postulatum a demand, request, prop. p. p. of postulare to demand, prob. a dim. of poscere to demand, prob. for porcscere; akin to G. forschen to search, investigate, Skr. prach to ask, and L. precari to pray: cf. F. postulat.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Postulate — Pos tu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postulating}.] 1. To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate conclusions. [1913 Webster] 2. To take without express consent; to assume. [1913 Webster] The Byzantine emperors… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Postulate — Pos tu*late, a. Postulated. [Obs.] Hudibras. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pos´tu|la´tion — pos|tu|late «noun. POS chuh liht; verb. POS chuh layt», noun, verb, lat|ed, lat|ing. –n. something taken for granted or assumed as a basis for reasoning; fundamental principle; necessary condition: »One postulate in geometry is that a straight… … Useful english dictionary
postulate — pos•tu•late v. [[t]ˈpɒs tʃəˌleɪt[/t]] n. [[t] lɪt, ˌleɪt[/t]] v. lat•ed, lat•ing, n. 1) to claim or assume the existence or truth of, esp. as a basis for reasoning or arguing 2) to ask, demand, or claim 3) to assume without proof, or as self… … From formal English to slang
postulate — pos·tu·late … English syllables
postulate — A proposition that is taken as self evident or assumed without proof as a basis for further analysis. SEE ALSO: hypothesis, theory. [L. postulo, pp. atus, to demand] Ampère p. SYN: Avogadro law. Avogadro p. SYN: Avogadro law. Ehrlich p. SYN: sid … Medical dictionary
postulate — 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 ,… … English dictionary for students
Postulated — Postulate Pos tu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postulating}.] 1. To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate conclusions. [1913 Webster] 2. To take without express consent; to assume. [1913 Webster] The Byzantine… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
