Presuppose

[Pre`sup*poseĀ·]

To presuppose is to take something as a given; presupposing is like assuming.

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To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.

Verb
require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones"

Verb
take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work"


v. t.
To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.


Presuppose

Pre`sup*pose" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Presupposed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Presupposing.] [Pref. pre- + suppose: cf. F. pr'82supposer.] To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.
Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many necessary things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand.

To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.

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Usage Examples

It is necessary for him who lays out a state and arranges laws for it to presuppose that all men are evil and that they are always going to act according to the wickedness of their spirits whenever they have free scope.

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Other Usage Examples

Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.