Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many necessary things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
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presupposing — pre·sup·pose || ‚prɪËsÉ™ pəʊz v. assume beforehand, conjecture in advance, presume beforehand … English contemporary dictionary
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Presuppose — Pre sup*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presupposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Presupposing}.] [Pref. pre + suppose: cf. F. pr[ e]supposer.] To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Presupposed — Presuppose Pre sup*pose , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presupposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Presupposing}.] [Pref. pre + suppose: cf. F. pr[ e]supposer.] To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
