presuppose
[ pree-suh-pohz ]
/ ˌpri səˈpoʊz /
verb (used with object), pre·sup·posed, pre·sup·pos·ing.
to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance.
(of a thing, condition, or state of affairs) to require or imply as an antecedent condition: An effect presupposes a cause.
Origin of presuppose
OTHER WORDS FROM presuppose
pre·sup·po·si·tion [pree-suhp-uh-zish-uhn] /ˌpri sʌp əˈzɪʃ ən/, noun pre·sup·po·si·tion·less, adjectiveWords nearby presuppose
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British Dictionary definitions for presupposition
presuppose
/ (ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz) /
verb (tr)
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