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postulate

verbCommon GRE wordMore P words

to assume or assert the truth of something as a basis for reasoning

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Postulate in a sentence

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Euclid postulated that parallel lines never meet.

Synonyms
assumepositpresupposehypothesize
Antonyms

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Postulate (verb) means to assume or assert the truth of something as a basis for reasoning
Here is postulate used in an example sentence: "Euclid postulated that parallel lines never meet."
Common synonyms for postulate include assume, posit, presuppose, hypothesize.
Postulate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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