Postulate Definition

pŏschə-lāt
postulated, postulates, postulating
verb
postulated, postulates, postulating
To assume without proof to be true, real, or necessary, esp. as a basis for argument.
Webster's New World
To propose as a hypothesis or explanation.
Researchers now postulate that the disease is caused by a virus.
American Heritage
To claim; demand; require.
Webster's New World
To take as self-evident; assume.
Webster's New World

(intransitive, Christianity, historical) To appoint or request one's appointment to an ecclesiastical office.

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noun
postulates
The definition of a postulate is something accepted as truth and used as the basis for an argument or theory.
An example of postulate is the fact that the world is not flat to support the argument of strong scientific development over the centuries.
YourDictionary
Something postulated; assumption or axiom.
Webster's New World
A basic principle.
Webster's New World
A prerequisite.
Webster's New World
adjective
Postulated.
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Other Word Forms of Postulate

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postulates

Origin of Postulate

  • Medieval Latin postulātum, past participle of postulāre (“to assume" later "to appoint or request ecclesiastical appointment”), from Latin, postulō (“request”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Medieval Latin postulāre postulāt- to nominate to a bishopric, to assume from Latin to request prek- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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