presuppose
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin prae- "before", and supponere "to suppose".
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊz
[edit] Verb
presuppose (third-person singular simple present presupposes, present participle presupposing, simple past and past participle presupposed)
- To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.
[edit] Translations
to assume some truth without proof
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
presuppose
- third-person singular past historic of presupporre
