presuppose
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presuppose/priːsəˈpəʊz/
▶verb require as a precondition of possibility or coherence.
■ tacitly assume to be the case.
– derivatives
presupposition noun.
presupposition noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. presupposer, suggested by med. L. praesupponere, from prae ‘before’ + supponere (see suppose).
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