Synonyms:
presuppose, suppose
Meaning: take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work"
Synonyms:
presuppose, suppose
Meaning: require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones"
Usage examples
But these do not of themselves belong to the nature of the Divine image in man, unless we presuppose the first likeness, which is in the intellectual nature; otherwise even brute animals would be to God's image.
It is proper to vary the phraseology of these formal questions, as much as possible; and we must abstain from them entirely, towards a superior, or a person with whom we are but little acquainted, for such inquiries presuppose some degree of intimacy.