positverb [ T ]
uk/ˈpɒz.ɪt/us/ˈpɑː.zɪt/formalto suggest something as a basic fact or principle from which a further idea is formed or developed:
[ + that ] If we posit that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize them.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Suggestions & proposals
- about
- float
- get at sth
- grab
- hint
- how about...? idiom
- how does... grab you? idiom
- how/what about...? idiom
- it wouldn't hurt you to do sth idiom
- might
- nudge
- offer
- on the table idiom
- point sb towards/in the direction of sth idiom
- postulate
- proposal
- propose
- put
- put ideas into sb's head idiom
- table
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