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postulate
verb(pos-tu-late)
maintain or assert
Synonyms: contend,
postulate
noun(pos-tu-late)
(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning
Synonyms: posit,
postulate
verb(pos-tu-late)
take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
Synonyms: posit,
postulate
verb(pos-tu-late)
require as useful, just, or proper
Synonyms: ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, require, take,
Examples:
This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent.

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