postulating

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postulating - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Postulate \Pos"tu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postulated; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Postulating.]
     1. To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate
        conclusions.
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     2. To take without express consent; to assume.
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              The Byzantine emperors appear to have . . .
              postulated a sort of paramount supremacy over this
              nation.                               --W. Tooke.
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     3. To invite earnestly; to solicit. [Obs.] --Bp. Burnet.
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