postulate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɒstjʊleɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. ˈpɑstʃəˌleɪt; n. -lɪt, -ˌleɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. pos′chə lāt′; n. pos′chə lit, -lāt′)


Inflections of 'postulate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
postulates
v 3rd person singular
postulating
v pres p
postulated
v past
postulated
v past p

postulate
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Sense: Verb: hypothesize
Synonyms:
hypothesize, hypothesise (UK), conjecture, presume Collocations, suppose Collocations, posit, assume Collocations, guess Collocations, theorize, theorise (UK), premise Collocations


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