Postulate can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Adjective |
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| postulate - Postulated. | ||
Verb |
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| postulate - take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature" | ||
| postulate - require as useful, just, or proper; "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent" | ||
| postulate - maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future" | ||
Noun |
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| postulate - (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning |
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| 1. | verb | This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent. | |
| 2. | verb | We need to postulate a completely different paradigm to explain all these phenomena. | |
| 3. | verb | Such work postulate a lot of patience. | |
| 4. | verb | Seriously, I postulate that I am, right after my ex-girlfriend leaves my house, going to talk to myself in Lojban. |
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| This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent. |
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| We need to postulate a completely different paradigm to explain all these phenomena. | |
| Such work postulate a lot of patience. | |
| Seriously, I postulate that I am, right after my ex-girlfriend leaves my house, going to talk to myself in Lojban. | |