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单词 presuppose
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presuppose

He should also presuppose that the rooms were bugged, avoid inquisitive strangers, and keep the true purpose of his visit to himself.
(verb) 
Definition
to take for granted
All your arguments presuppose that he is a rational man.
Synonyms
presume
I presume you're here on business.
consider
accept
suppose
The problem was more complex than he supposed.
assume
It is a mistake to assume that the two are similar.
take it
I take it you're a friend of theirs.
imply
The meeting in no way implies a resumption of contact with the terrorists.
take for granted
postulate (formal)
Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct.
posit
Several writers have posited the idea of a universal consciousness.
take as read

Additional synonyms

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 imply
Definition
to suggest or involve as a necessary consequence
The meeting in no way implies a resumption of contact with the terrorists.
Synonyms
involve,
mean,
entail,
include,
require,
indicate,
import,
point to,
signify,
denote,
presuppose,
betoken
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
presuppose

  • presumption
  • presumptive
  • presumptuous
  • presuppose
  • presupposition
  • pretence
  • pretend

Synonyms of 'presuppose'

presuppose

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of postulate
Definition
to assume to be true as the basis of an argument or theory
Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct.
Synonyms
presuppose,
suppose,
advance,
propose,
assume,
put forward,
take for granted,
predicate,
theorize,
posit,
hypothesize
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 take it
Definition
to assume or believe
I take it you're a friend of theirs.
Synonyms
assume,
suppose,
presume,
expect,
imagine,
guess (informal)
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