postulate

Pronunciation

noun

• (UK) enPR: pŏsʹtyo͝o-lət IPA ^(key): /ˈpɒstjʊlət/
• (US) enPR: pŏsʹchə-lət or pŏsʹchə-lāt', IPA ^(key): /ˈpɑstʃələt/ or /ˈpɑstʃəˌleɪt/

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• Hyphenation: pos‧tu‧late

verb

• (UK) enPR: pŏsʹtyo͝o-lāt IPA ^(key): /ˈpɒstjʊleɪt/
• (US) enPR: pŏsʹchə-lāt' IPA ^(key): /ˈpɑstʃəˌleɪt/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Audio (AU)

  (file)

• Hyphenation: pos‧tu‧late

Verb

Plain form postulate

Third-person singular postulates

Past tense postulated

Past participle postulated

Present participle postulating

1. To postulate is to suggest or accept that something is true.
   • Synonym: posit

   Maharishi Kanad postulated that atoms are smallest particles.

Noun

Singular postulate

Plural postulates

1. A postulate is a thing that is suggested or assumed to be true.