postulate Definition

postulate
verb postulated, postulating

1. To assume or suggest something as the basis for discussion; to take it for granted.

Thesaurus: theorize, hypothesize, assume, predicate, suppose, take for granted, presuppose, stipulate, propose, advance, lay down, posit.
2. To demand; to claim.

Thesaurus: implore, beg, request, demand, ask, question.
3. church law.
To nominate someone to an office or post, subject to the sanction of a higher authority.

noun

1. A stipulation or prerequisite.
2. A position assumed as self-evident.

Derivative: postulation
noun

Etymology: 16c: from Latin postulare to demand.