Noun

• S: (n) postulate (postulate%1:10:00::), posit (posit%1:10:00::) ((logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning)

Verb

• S: (v) contend (contend%2:32:02::), postulate (postulate%2:32:00::) (maintain or assert) "He contended that Communism had no future"
• S: (v) postulate (postulate%2:31:00::), posit (posit%2:31:00::) (take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom) "He posited three basic laws of nature"
• S: (v) necessitate (necessitate%2:42:00::), ask (ask%2:42:00::), postulate (postulate%2:42:00::), need (need%2:42:00::), require (require%2:42:00::), take (take%2:42:00::), involve (involve%2:42:07::), call for (call_for%2:42:00::), demand (demand%2:42:00::) (require as useful, just, or proper) "It takes nerve to do what she did"; "success usually requires hard work"; "This job asks a lot of patience and skill"; "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"; "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"; "This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"