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presuppose
[pree-suh-pohz]
verb (used with object)
to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
Synonyms:(of a thing, condition, or state of affairs) to require or imply as an antecedent condition.
An effect presupposes a cause.
presuppose
/ ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz, ˌpriːsʌpəˈzɪʃən /
verb
to take for granted; assume
to require or imply as a necessary prior condition
philosophy logic linguistics to require (a condition) to be satisfied as a precondition for a statement to be either true or false or for a speech act to be felicitous. Have you stopped beating your wife? presupposes that the person addressed has a wife and has beaten her
Other Word Forms
- presupposition noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of presuppose1
Example Sentences
Yet attributing Trump’s actions to his supposed dealmaking genius presupposes that he got something in return for backing down.
It is presupposed that Trump, no matter what, will become the nominee.
It’s a debate that presupposes a fixity, using language long-weaponized by conservative and far-right voices, that many are now challenging and rejecting.
But it also presupposes a grim reality: that some civilian deaths might be proportional.
But for many of us, a final resting place presupposes that one has had a final living place.
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