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presuppose(dictionary)

arbutus (iou) and presuppose (iou)


arbutus (iou)



arbutus noun. M16.
[Latin.]
1. An evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, esp. the strawberry tree, A. unedo. M16.
2. A N. American evergreen trailing shrub, Epigaea repens, of the heath family, bearing white or pink flowers. Also more fully trailing arbutus. Also called ground-laurel, mayflower. L18.
Also arbute ['¨»:bju:t] noun (arch. & poet.) M16.

presuppose (iou)



presuppose verb trans. LME.
[Old & mod. French presupposer (after medieval Latin praesupponere), from pre- pre- + SUPPOSE verb.]
Of a person: assume or postulate beforehand; take for granted, presume. LME.
J. Moxon All the Authors I have met with seem to presuppose their Reader to understand Geometry.
Suppose or believe in advance of actual knowledge or experience. E16.
Bacon Corrupted minds presuppose that honesty groweth out of simplicity of manners.
Of a thing: require as a necessary preceding condition; imply. E16.
B. Russell Logical principles..cannot be themselves proved by experience, since all proof presupposes them. C. S. Lewis Alexandrian poetry was difficult because it presupposed a learned reader.
presupposal noun (now rare) a presupposition L16.