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Synonyms
pos·tu·late (pŏśchə-lāt́)

[Medieval Latin postulāre, postulāt-, to nominate to a bishopric, to assume, from Latin, to request.]

transitive verb: -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates. 

  1. To make claim for; demand.
  2. To assume or assert the truth, reality, or necessity of, especially as a basis of an argument.
  3. To assume as a premise or axiom; take for granted. See synonyms at presume

noun 

  1. Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument: “the postulate that there is little moral difference between the superpowers” (Henry A. Kissinger)
  2. A fundamental element; a basic principle.
  3. Mathematics An axiom.
  4. A requirement; a prerequisite.

derivatives

pośtu·látion
noun