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postulate |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb postulate 1 of 2 senses of postulate Sense 2 postulate, posit => insist, assert Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb postulate 1 of 2 senses of postulate Sense 2 postulate, posit => insist, assert Entailment of verb postulate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb postulate 2 senses of postulate Sense 1 contend, postulate => claim Sense 2 postulate, posit => presuppose Familiarity of verb postulate postulate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb postulate Sense 1 contend, postulate => claim -------------- Sense 2 postulate, posit => presuppose -------------- Grep of noun postulate postulate Overview of noun postulate The noun postulate has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) postulate, posit -- ((logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning) Overview of verb postulate The verb postulate has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) contend, postulate -- (maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future") 2. (1) postulate, posit -- (take as a given assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature") Overview of noun postulate The noun postulate has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) postulate, posit -- ((logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning) Overview of verb postulate The verb postulate has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (3) contend, postulate -- (maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future") 2. (1) postulate, posit -- (take as a given assume as a postulate or axiom; "He posited three basic laws of nature")
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