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presuppose |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Presuppose \Pre`sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presupposed}; p. pr & vb n. {Presupposing}.] [Pref. pre- + suppose: cf F. pr['e]supposer.] To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as creation presupposes a creator. Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many necessary things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand. --Hooker. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: presuppose v 1: take for granted or as a given suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work" 2: require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; in logic; "This step presupposes two prior ones"
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