postulated Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb maintain or assert
   contend; postulate.
   
   • He contended that Communism had no future
2. verb take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
   posit; postulate.
   
   • He posited three basic laws of nature
3. verb require as useful, just, or proper
   call for; require; necessitate; involve; need; take; demand; ask; postulate.
   
   • It takes nerve to do what she did
   • success usually requires hard work
   • This job asks a lot of patience and skill
   • This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice
   • This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert
   • This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent

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