postulateverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈpɒs.tʃə.leɪt/us/ˈpɑːs.tʃə.leɪt/formalto suggest a theory, idea, etc. as a basic principle from which a further idea is formed or developed:
[ + that ] It was the Greek astronomer, Ptolemy, who postulated that the earth was at the centre of the universe.
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Suggestions & proposals
- about
- float
- get at sth
- grab
- hint
- how about...? idiom
- how does... grab you? idiom
- how/what about...? idiom
- it wouldn't hurt you to do sth idiom
- might
- nudge
- offer
- on the table idiom
- point sb towards/in the direction of sth idiom
- posit
- proposal
- propose
- put
- put ideas into sb's head idiom
- table
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postulatenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpɒs.tʃə.lət/us/ˈpɑːs.tʃə.lət/formalan idea that is suggested or accepted as a basic principle before a further idea is formed or developed from it
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Suggestions & proposals
- about
- float
- get at sth
- grab
- hint
- how about...? idiom
- how does... grab you? idiom
- how/what about...? idiom
- it wouldn't hurt you to do sth idiom
- might
- nudge
- offer
- on the table idiom
- point sb towards/in the direction of sth idiom
- posit
- proposal
- propose
- put
- put ideas into sb's head idiom
- table
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