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presuppose
verb
    1. To take for granted; to assume as true.
      Thesaurus: suppose, presume, assume, take for granted.
    2. To require as a necessary condition; to imply the existence of something.
      Thesaurus: posit, postulate, premise, accept, imply, consider.
Derivative: presupposition
noun
    Something assumed as true or required as a necessary condition
      Thesaurus: supposition, presumption, assumption, belief, theory, preconception, hypothesis, premise.
Etymology: 15c.



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