🤔postulate (pôstuleit)

verb
/ˈpɒstʃʊleɪt/
postuler (postuler)

Signification

to suggest or assume that something is true as the basis for reasoning or discussion
to suggest or assume the existence of something as a basis for reasoning
Traduction de la signification
Suggérer ou supposer que quelque chose est vrai comme base pour le raisonnement ou la discussion
suggérer ou supposer que quelque chose est vrai comme base pour le raisonnement ou la discussion

Phrases d'exemple

Scientists postulate that life exists on other planets.

Les scientifiques postulent que la vie existe sur d'autres planètes.
Les scientifiques postulent que la vie existe sur d'autres planètes.

The scientist postulated that life could exist on other planets.

Le scientifique a postulé que la vie pourrait exister sur d'autres planètes.
Le scientifique a postulé que la vie pourrait exister sur d'autres planètes.

Synonymes

assume, propose, theorize, hypothesize, suggest
Entrée 1
assume, propose, theorize, hypothesize
Entrée 2
propose, assume, hypothesize, suggest, theorize

Antonymes

prove, demonstrate, verify, deny, reject, disprove
Entrée 1
prove, demonstrate, verify
Entrée 2
deny, reject, disprove

Collocations

postulate theory, postulate existence, postulate principle, postulate hypothesis, postulate axiom, postulate a theory, postulate the existence, postulate that
Entrée 1
postulate theory, postulate existence, postulate principle, postulate hypothesis, postulate axiom
Entrée 2
postulate a theory, postulate the existence, postulate that

Vocabulaires connexes

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Render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.
to renounce or reject; to give up completely