nnoun.communication(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoningTopic:logic
Synset:posit
Derivationally Related Form:positpostulate
Hypernyms:proposition
Inherited Hypernyms:postulatepropositionstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:Bayes' postulateassumptionpremisepremiss
Full Hyponyms:bayes' postulateboundary conditionconditionmajor premiseminor premisepremiseprovisionscenariothesis
vverb.communicationmaintain or assertSynset:contend
Examples:- He contended that Communism had no future
Derivationally Related Form:contention
Hypernyms:claim
Inherited Hypernyms:contendclaimaffirm
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s that CLAUSE
vverb.cognitiontake as a given; assume as a postulate or axiomSynset:posit
Examples:- He posited three basic laws of nature
Derivationally Related Form:postulatorpositpositionpostulatepostulation
Hypernyms:presuppose suppose
Inherited Hypernyms:postulatepresupposeassumeexpectevaluatethink
Direct Hyponyms:assertinsist
Full Troponyms:insist
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s that CLAUSE | Something ---s something
vverb.stativerequire as useful, just, or properSynset:ask call for demand involve necessitate need require take
Examples:- It takes nerve to do what she did
- success usually requires hard work
- This job asks a lot of patience and skill
- This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
- This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
- This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent
Antonyms:obviate
Derivationally Related Form:requirementnecessitydemandneed
Inherited Hypernyms:necessitate
Direct Hyponyms:claimcompelcostcry forcry out fordrawexactgoverntake
Full Troponyms:claimcompelcostcry out fordrawgovern
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something | It ---s that CLAUSE (apply to: necessitate, require) | Somebody ---s somebody to INFINITIVE (apply to: require) | They --- him to write the letter (apply to: need)