presuppose

See also: présupposé and présuppose

English

Etymology

From Middle French presupposer, from prae- (“before”) and supponere (“to suppose”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊz

Verb

1. To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.

Translations

to assume some truth without proof

• Danish: forudsætte
• Dutch: vooronderstellen (nl)
• Finnish: olettaa (fi)
• French: présupposer (fr)
• German: erfordern (de), voraussetzen (de)
• Icelandic: ganga út frá
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• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: praesupponeo, praesumo
• Portuguese: pressupor (pt)
• Russian: предполага́ть (ru) (predpolagátʹ)
• Spanish: presuponer (es)
• Swedish: förutsätta (sv) c

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Italian

Verb

presuppose

1. third-person singular past historic of presupporre