Definition of Postulate

Noun

  • (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

Verb

  • require as useful, just, or proper
    "It takes nerve to do what she did"
    "success usually requires hard work"
    "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"
    "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"
    "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"
    "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
    - call for
  • take as a given
    assume as a postulate or axiom
    "He posited three basic laws of nature"
  • maintain or assert
    "He contended that Communism had no future"
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Unscramble postulate

549 unscramble word found using the letters postulate.
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