presuppose
1présupposé — présupposé, ée [ presypoze ] adj. et n. m. • v. 1960; de présupposer 1 ♦ Littér. Supposé d avance. 2 ♦ N. m. Ce qui est supposé et non exposé dans un énoncé. ⇒ implication, présupposition. Les présupposés d un dialogue. ● présupposé nom masculin… …
2présupposé — présupposé, ée (pré su pô zé, zée) part. passé. Un principe présupposé. Absolument. Cela présupposé, cela étant présupposé. • Et présupposé qu elle le désire, il vaut mieux contenter d abord sa curiosité que de lasser sa patience dans une… …
3presuppose — I verb assume, be biased, be inclined to think, be jaundiced, be prejudiced, believe, conjecture, count upon, decide beforehand, decide in advance, deduce, deem, determine beforehand, determine in advance, divine, draw an inference, estimate,… …
4presuppose — presuppose, presume, assume, postulate, premise, posit are comparable when they mean to take something for granted or as true or existent especially as a basis for action or reasoning. Their corresponding nouns presupposition, presumption,… …
5Presuppose — Pre sup*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presupposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Presupposing}.] [Pref. pre + suppose: cf. F. pr[ e]supposer.] To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.… …
6presuppose — (v.) mid 15c., from O.Fr. presupposer (14c.), from M.L. praesupponere; see PRE (Cf. pre ) + SUPPOSE (Cf. suppose). Related: Presupposed; presupposing …
7presupposé — Presupposé, [presuppos]ée. part …
8presuppose — ► VERB 1) require as a precondition of possibility or coherence. 2) tacitly assume to be the case. DERIVATIVES presupposition noun …
9presuppose — [prē΄sə pōz′] vt. presupposed, presupposing [ME presupposen < MFr presupposer, altered (based on poser, to place) < ML praesupponere, pp. praesuppositus: see PRE & SUPPOSE] 1. to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted 2. to require… …
10presuppose — UK [ˌpriːsəˈpəʊz] / US [ˌprɪsəˈpoʊz] verb [transitive] Word forms presuppose : present tense I/you/we/they presuppose he/she/it presupposes present participle presupposing past tense presupposed past participle presupposed formal if one thing… …
