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/

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• Audio (AU)

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• 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.

   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.