verb (formal)
1 [VN] to accept sth as true or existing and act on that basis, before it has been proved to be true
SYNPRESUME:
Teachers sometimes presuppose a fairly high level of knowledge by the students.
2 to depend on sth in order to exist or be true:
[Vthat] His argument presupposes that it does not matter who is in power. [also VN]
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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