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pre-suppose

pre-suppose is the alternative spelling of presuppose.

Meaning of presuppose

Verb

presuppose (third-person singular simple present presupposes, present participle presupposing, simple past and past participle presupposed)

  1. 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?"1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Asking for an Invitation”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 26

Forms of pre-suppose

third-person singular presentpre-supposes
present participlepre-supposing
past participlepre-supposed
pastpre-supposed

Questions about pre-suppose

What is pre-suppose the alternative spelling of?
Pre-suppose is the alternative spelling of presuppose.

Words near pre-suppose in the dictionary

  1. pre-studied
  2. pre-studies
  3. pre-study
  4. pre-studying
  5. pre-subject
  6. pre-suppose
  7. pre-supposed
  8. pre-supposes
  9. pre-supposing
  10. pre-surgery
  11. pre-surgical

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