I. pos ‧ tu ‧ late 1 /ˈpɒstjəleɪt, ˈpɒstjʊleɪt $ ˈpɑːstʃə-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of postulare , from poscere 'to ask' ]
formal to suggest that something might have happened or be true ⇨ hypothesize
postulate that
It has been postulated that the condition is inherited.
—postulation /ˌpɒstjəˈleɪʃ ə n, ˌpɒstjʊˈleɪʃ ə n $ ˌpɑːstʃə-/ noun [uncountable and countable]
II. pos ‧ tu ‧ late 2 /ˈpɒstjələt, ˈpɒstjʊlət $ ˈpɑːstʃə-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
formal something believed to be true, on which an argument or scientific discussion is based ⇨ hypothesis
postulate of
the basic postulates of Marxism