POSTULATE


Meaning of POSTULATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pɒstʃʊleɪt ]

( postulates, postulating, postulated)

If you postulate something, you suggest it as the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation, or assume that it is the basis. ( FORMAL )

...arguments postulating differing standards for human rights in different cultures...

Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct.

VERB : V n , V that

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