"presuppose" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌpɹiːsəˈpəʊz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-presuppose.wav Forms: presupposes [present, singular, third-person], presupposing [participle, present], presupposed [participle, past], presupposed [past]
Rhymes: -əʊz Etymology: From Middle French presupposer, from Latin prae- (“before”) and supponere (“to suppose”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|presupposer}} Middle French presupposer, {{der|en|la|prae-||before}} Latin prae- (“before”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} presuppose (third-person singular simple present presupposes, present participle presupposing, simple past and past participle presupposed)
  1. To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth. Translations (to assume some truth without proof): presuponer (Asturian), приемам за дадено (priemam za dadeno) (Bulgarian), forudsætte (Danish), vooronderstellen (Dutch), olettaa (Finnish), présupposer (French), erfordern (German), voraussetzen (German), ganga út frá (Icelandic), praesupponeo (Latin), praesumo (Latin), antycypować [imperfective] (Polish), pressupor (Portuguese), предполага́ть (predpolagátʹ) (Russian), presuponer (Spanish), förutsätta [common-gender] (Swedish)

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