
tr.v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.
- To make claim for; demand.
- To assume or assert the truth, reality, or necessity of, especially as a basis of an argument.
- To assume as a premise or axiom; take for granted. See synonyms at presume.
- 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).
- A fundamental element; a basic principle.
- Mathematics. An axiom.
- A requirement; a prerequisite.
[Medieval Latin postulāre, postulāt-, to nominate to a bishopric, to assume, from Latin, to request.]
postulation pos'tu·la'tion n.









