postulate
verb/ˈpɒstʃəleɪt/
/ˈpɑːstʃəleɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they postulate | /ˈpɒstʃəleɪt/ /ˈpɑːstʃəleɪt/ |
| he / she / it postulates | /ˈpɒstʃəleɪts/ /ˈpɑːstʃəleɪts/ |
| past simple postulated | /ˈpɒstʃəleɪtɪd/ /ˈpɑːstʃəleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle postulated | /ˈpɒstʃəleɪtɪd/ /ˈpɑːstʃəleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form postulating | /ˈpɒstʃəleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈpɑːstʃəleɪtɪŋ/ |
- postulate something | postulate that… to suggest or accept that something is true so that it can be used as the basis for a theory, etc. synonym posit
- They postulated a 500-year lifespan for a plastic container.
Extra ExamplesTopics Suggestions and advicec2- This theory was first postulated in 1848.
- Some linguists have postulated a change in English pronunciation from around 1600.
- She postulates that the interests of girls from some ethnic minorities have largely been ignored.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPostulate is used with these nouns as the object:- existence
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin postulat- ‘asked’, from the verb postulare.Want to learn more?
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