Definition of Presoppose
Pre`sup*pose" (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Presupposed (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Presupposing.] [Pref. pre- +
suppose: cf. F. présupposer.] To suppose
beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume;
as, creation presupposes a creator.
Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many
necessary things learned in other sciences, and known
beforehand. Hooker.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- To assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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