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单词 postulate
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`Some of your eschatologists postulate form fields or super genes.

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postulate

British English: postulate VERB
If you postulate something, you suggest it as the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation, or assume that it is the basis.
...arguments postulating differing approaches in different cultures.
  • American English: postulate
  • Brazilian Portuguese: postular
  • Chinese: 假定
  • European Spanish: postular
  • French: postuler
  • German: postulieren
  • Italian: postulare
  • Japanese: 仮定する
  • Korean: 가정하다
  • European Portuguese: postular
  • Latin American Spanish: postular

(verb) 
Definition
to assume to be true as the basis of an argument or theory
(formal) 
Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct.
Synonyms
presuppose
All your arguments presuppose that he is a rational man.
suppose
The problem was more complex than he supposed.
advance
Many theories have been advanced as to why this is.
propose
We are about to propose some changes to the system.
assume
It is a mistake to assume that the two are similar.
put forward
take for granted
predicate
theorize
We can theorize about their minds by watching them behave.
posit
Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness.
hypothesize

Additional synonyms

in the sense of advance
Definition
to present an idea for consideration
Many theories have been advanced as to why this is.
Synonyms
suggest,
offer,
present,
propose,
allege,
cite,
advocate,
submit,
prescribe,
put forward,
proffer,
adduce,
offer as a suggestion
in the sense of assume
Definition
to take to be true without proof
It is a mistake to assume that the two are similar.
Synonyms
presume,
think,
believe,
expect,
accept,
suppose,
imagine,
suspect,
guess (informal),
take it,
fancy,
take for granted,
infer,
conjecture,
postulate (formal),
surmise,
presuppose
in the sense of posit
Definition
to lay down as a basis for argument
Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness.
Synonyms
put forward,
advance,
submit,
state,
assume,
assert,
presume,
predicate,
postulate (formal),
propound

Nearby words of
postulate

  • postpone
  • postponement
  • postscript
  • postulate
  • posture
  • posy
  • pot

Synonyms of 'postulate'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of propose
Definition
to put forward (a plan) for consideration
We are about to propose some changes to the system.
Synonyms
put forward,
present,
suggest,
advance,
come up with,
submit,
tender,
proffer,
propound
in the sense of suppose
Definition
to presume (something) to be true without certain knowledge
The problem was more complex than he supposed.
Synonyms
think,
imagine,
expect,
judge,
assume,
guess (informal),
calculate (US, dialect),
presume,
take for granted,
infer,
conjecture,
surmise,
dare say,
opine (formal),
presuppose,
take as read
in the sense of theorize
Definition
to produce or use theories
We can theorize about their minds by watching them behave.
Synonyms
speculate,
conjecture,
hypothesize,
project,
suppose,
guess,
formulate,
propound,
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