presuppose
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pre·sup·pose
(prē'sə-pōz') 
tr.v., -posed, -pos·ing, -pos·es.
presuppositional pre·sup'po·si'tion·al adj.
tr.v., -posed, -pos·ing, -pos·es.
- To believe or suppose in advance.
- To require or involve necessarily as an antecedent condition. See synonyms at presume.
presuppositional pre·sup'po·si'tion·al adj.
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presuppose
IN BRIEF: To take for granted.
Non-violence and truth are inseparable and presuppose one another.
— Gandhi (1869-1948)
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Presuppose
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forudsætte, gå ud fra
Nederlands (Dutch)
vooronderstellen
Français (French)
v. tr. - présupposer
Deutsch (German)
v. - voraussetzen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - θεωρώ ως προϋπόθεση, προϋποθέτω
Italiano (Italian)
presupporre
Português (Portuguese)
v. - pressupor
Русский (Russian)
заранее допускать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - presuponer, suponer
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förutsätta
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
预先假定, 以...为前提, 预料
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 預先假定, 以...為前提, 預料
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 미리 가정하다, 필요조건으로 예상하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 想定する, 前提とする
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يفترض مقدما
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - העיד על, דרש מלכתחילה, רימז על, הניח מראש
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