nnoun.communication(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoningTopic:logic
Synset:postulate
Derivationally Related Form:positpostulate
Hypernyms:proposition
Inherited Hypernyms:postulatepropositionstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Bayes' postulateassumptionpremisepremiss
Full Hyponyms:bayes' postulateboundary conditionconditionmajor premiseminor premisepremiseprovisionscenariothesis
vverb.contactput (something somewhere) firmlySynset:deposit fix situate
Examples:- She posited her hand on his shoulder
- deposit the suitcase on the bench
- fix your eyes on this spot
Derivationally Related Form:depositionpositiondeposit
Hypernyms:lay place pose position put set
Inherited Hypernyms:situateputmove
Direct Hyponyms:burysediment
Full Troponyms:burysediment
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody PP | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.communicationput beforeSynset:put forward state submit
Examples:- I submit to you that the accused is guilty
Derivationally Related Form:statementsubmission
Hypernyms:advise propose suggest
Inherited Hypernyms:submitproposedeclarestateexpress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something to somebody | They --- that there was a traffic accident (apply to: submit)
vverb.cognitiontake as a given; assume as a postulate or axiomSynset:postulate
Examples:- He posited three basic laws of nature
Derivationally Related Form:postulatorpositpositionpostulatepostulation
Hypernyms:presuppose suppose
Inherited Hypernyms:postulatepresupposeassumeexpectevaluatethink
Direct Hyponyms:assertinsist
Full Troponyms:insist
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Something ---s something