GRE vocabulary
postulate
to assume or assert the truth of something as a basis for reasoning
In a sentence
Postulate in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing postulate in a sentence.
Euclid postulated that parallel lines never meet.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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Common questions
Questions about “postulate”
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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