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1. postulate
verb. ['ˈpɑːstʃəˌleɪt, ˈpɑːstʃələt'] maintain or assert.
Synonyms
- claim
Antonyms
- adduct
- push
Etymology
- postulātum (Latin)
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Words that Rhyme with Postulate
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Example sentences of the word postulate
1. Noun, singular or mass
The SSS postulate is when you measure all three sides to each triangle.
2. Verb, base form
These findings have led some experts to postulate that vocal exercises can be protective against snoring and sleep apnea.
2. postulate
noun. ['ˈpɑːstʃəˌleɪt, ˈpɑːstʃələt'] (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning.
Synonyms
- premiss
- premise
- Bayes' postulate
- assumption
- posit
Antonyms
- imprecise
- figurative
- inexact
- imperfect
Etymology
- postulātum (Latin)
3. postulate
verb. ['ˈpɑːstʃəˌleɪt, ˈpɑːstʃələt'] take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom.
Synonyms
- suppose
- assert
- insist
- posit
Antonyms
- incorrect
- wrong
- supply
- inactivity
Etymology
- postulātum (Latin)
4. postulate
verb. ['ˈpɑːstʃəˌleɪt, ˈpɑːstʃələt'] require as useful, just, or proper.
Synonyms
- necessitate
- exact
- demand
- draw
- ask
- require
- cost
- need
- cry for
- cry out for
- involve
- claim
- take
- compel
- govern
Antonyms
- repel
- abduct
- glycerolize
- invest
Etymology
- postulātum (Latin)