presuppose

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   require as a necessary antecedent or precondition

   This step presupposes two prior ones

2. 2
   verb

   To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.

   "Nay," replied her companion, "what have I done for you to presuppose such a want of gallantry, as to imagine that I would attempt to guess a lady's secret before she thought proper to communicate it?"

3. 3
   verb

   take for granted or as a given

Etymology

From Middle French presupposer, from Latin praesuppōnō.