presuppose

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verb

1. take for granted or as a given;
suppose beforehand (Freq. 2)
- I presuppose that you have done your work
• Syn:
suppose
• Derivationally related forms:
presupposition
• Hypernyms:
assume, presume, take for granted
• Hyponyms:
postulate, posit, premise, premiss
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
2. require as a necessary antecedent or precondition (Freq. 2)
- This step presupposes two prior ones
• Syn:
suppose
• Topics:
logic
• Hypernyms:
imply
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something