postulate (v)
posit (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 31
def take as a given
def assume as a postulate or axiom
examples He posited three basic laws of nature
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Frame - 26 Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Outgoing links
Hypernym presuppose, suppose
Derivationally related form posit → posit
Derivationally related form posit → position
Derivationally related form postulate → postulate; postulate → postulation; postulate → postulator
Hyponym insist, assert
Incoming links
Derivationally related form position → posit
Derivationally related form postulation → postulate; postulate → postulate; postulator → postulate
Derivationally related form posit → posit
Hyponym presuppose, suppose
Hypernym insist, assert

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