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English verb: presuppose | |||
| 1. | presuppose (cognition) take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand | ||
| Samples | I presuppose that you have done your work. | ||
| Synonyms | suppose | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assume, presume, take for granted | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | posit, postulate, premise, premiss | ||
| 2. | presuppose (cognition) require as a necessary antecedent or precondition | ||
| Samples | This step presupposes two prior ones. | ||
| Synonyms | suppose | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | imply | ||
| Domain category | logic | ||
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