postulatedadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɒstjᵿleɪtᵻd/,

/ˈpɒstʃᵿleɪtᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈpɑstʃəˌleɪdᵻd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: postulate n.², -ed suffix²; postulate v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: Partly < postulate n.² + -ed suffix², and partly (especially in later use) < postulate v. + -ed suffix¹.

That has been postulated (in various senses); spec. proposed or assumed but not proven.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > taking for granted, presumption > [adjective]

presumptivec1443

presumed1545

presupposed1569

foretakena1586

supposed1587

postulated1646

receptary1646

postulate1664

posited1666

assumed1821

the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [adjective] > needed or required

required1540

postulated1860

needed1887

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. iv. 78 Yet do they most powerfully magnifie him [sc. God],..who not from postulated or precarious inferences, intreat a courteous assent, but from experiments and undeniable effects, enforce the wonder of its Maker.

1649 Bp. J. Hall Humble Motion to Parl. 7 They seem to be among the postulated principles of nature.

1860 F. W. Farrar Ess. Origin Lang. 208 Even if we grant the postulated length of time.

1931 M. Lowry Let. 11 Mar. in Sursum Corda! (1995) I. 84 The book would be a book of preludes.., & no more, which would be a far better book anyway than the postulated anthology.

1990 Nature 4 Jan. 18/1 This result would provide strong evidence for the previously postulated Kuiper belt of comets extending from Neptune's orbit.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	postulated
释义	postulatedadj. Brit. /ˈpɒstjᵿleɪtᵻd/, /ˈpɒstʃᵿleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈpɑstʃəˌleɪdᵻd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: postulate n.², -ed suffix²; postulate v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: Partly < postulate n.² + -ed suffix², and partly (especially in later use) < postulate v. + -ed suffix¹. That has been postulated (in various senses); spec. proposed or assumed but not proven. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > taking for granted, presumption > [adjective] presumptivec1443 presumed1545 presupposed1569 foretakena1586 supposed1587 postulated1646 receptary1646 postulate1664 posited1666 assumed1821 the mind > will > necessity > condition of being necessary > need or want > [adjective] > needed or required required1540 postulated1860 needed1887 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica ii. iv. 78 Yet do they most powerfully magnifie him [sc. God],..who not from postulated or precarious inferences, intreat a courteous assent, but from experiments and undeniable effects, enforce the wonder of its Maker. View more context for this quotation 1649 Bp. J. Hall Humble Motion to Parl. 7 They seem to be among the postulated principles of nature. 1860 F. W. Farrar Ess. Origin Lang. 208 Even if we grant the postulated length of time. 1931 M. Lowry Let. 11 Mar. in Sursum Corda! (1995) I. 84 The book would be a book of preludes.., & no more, which would be a far better book anyway than the postulated anthology. 1990 Nature 4 Jan. 18/1 This result would provide strong evidence for the previously postulated Kuiper belt of comets extending from Neptune's orbit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1646
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