postulate
postulate n
L. postulātum, thing demanded or claimed.
- Basis; premise; assumption; axiom; prerequisite; basic tenet; fundamental principle; essential condition.
postulate [-d] v
L. postulāre, demand, request.
- Guess; conjecture; assume; presume; speculate; suppose; surmise; suspect; estimate; calculate; infer; reason; deduce; extrapolate; conclude.