To posit, assume, suppose. set the case (see case, n.1 phrases 5a), chiefly in imperative or present participle as equivalent to a conjunction =…
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > belief > supposition, surmise > taking for granted, presumption > assume, presuppose [verb (transitive)] > as basis for argument (13) seta1340 To posit, assume, suppose. set the case (see case, n.1 phrases 5a), chiefly in imperative or present participle as equivalent to a conjunction =… supposec1350 To assume (without reference to truth or falsehood) as a basis of argument, or for the purpose of… transitive. With object clause. posec1385 transitive. To suppose or assume for argument's sake. (Usually with clause as object). Obsolete. putc1390 transitive. Frequently with that-clause as object. To posit, suppose, assume. Obsolete. to put (also set) the casec1405 Chiefly British. to put (also †set) the case and variants (esp. with following clause): to propound a hypothetical instance or illustration, to… suppositionc1449 An assumption (without reference to its truth or falsehood) used as a basis of argument, or for the purpose of tracing the consequences; a… demit1556 ? To lay down as a supposition; to suppose. suppose1594 To assume (without reference to truth or falsehood) as a basis of argument, or for the purpose of… transitive. With other constructions, esp. object… s'pose1632 transitive and intransitive = suppose, v. (in various senses). case1647 transitive. To put forward as a hypothetical case. Also intransitive: to put forward hypothetical cases. feign1688 To assume fictitiously for purposes of calculation. archaic or Obsolete. posit1697 transitive. Chiefly Logic and Philosophy. To put forward or assume as fact or as a basis for argument, to presuppose; to postulate; to affirm the… postulate1705 transitive. To posit or assume (a proposition); to claim (explicitly or tacitly) the existence, fact, or truth of (a thing); to take for granted… |
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