Thesaurus: presuppose

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1. v. t. To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.
2. v. take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
3. v. require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
4. To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator. Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many necessary things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand. Hooker.
5. To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take forgranted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many necessary things learned inother sciences, and known beforehand. Hooker.
6. v:100 v. take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand v. require as a necessary antecedent or precondition