v. Function: verb
to take something for granted or as true or existent especially as a basis for action or reasoning FF1C; a lecturer who talks above the heads of his listeners presupposes too extensive a knowledge on their part FF1E;
Synonyms: assume, posit, postulate, premise, presume
Related Words: conjecture, guess, surmise; deduce, infer, judge; believe, expect, gather, imagine, reckon, suppose, suspect, take, think, understand; preconceive