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单词 presuppose
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presuppose

[ pree-suh-pohz ]
/ ˌpri səˈpoʊz /
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verb (used with object), pre·sup·posed, pre·sup·pos·ing.

to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
(of a thing, condition, or state of affairs) to require or imply as an antecedent condition: An effect presupposes a cause.

Origin of presuppose

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Middle French presupposer; see pre-, suppose

SYNONYMS FOR presuppose

1 presume.
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OTHER WORDS FROM presuppose

pre·sup·po·si·tion [pree-suhp-uh-zish-uhn], /ˌpri sʌp əˈzɪʃ ən/, noun

Words nearby presuppose

presumption of survivorship, presumptive, presumptive heir, presumptive positive, presumptuous, presuppose, presupposition, presuppurative, presurmise, presynaptic, presynaptic membrane
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British Dictionary definitions for presuppose

presuppose
/ (ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz) /

verb (tr)

to take for granted; assume
to require or imply as a necessary prior condition
philosophy logic linguistics to require (a condition) to be satisfied as a precondition for a statement to be either true or false or for a speech act to be felicitous. Have you stopped beating your wife? presupposes that the person addressed has a wife and has beaten her

Derived forms of presuppose

presupposition (ˌpriːsʌpəˈzɪʃən), noun
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