Usage of "presuppose"

portugués

pressupor

español

presuponer

catalán

presuposar

Require as a necessary antecedent or precondition.

suppose

presuponer

Uso de presuppose en inglés

Wouldn't that presuppose they knew a female agent would open the door? 
 The President's Assassin 

But these systems are smaller than the great acquaintance-system that they presuppose. 
 Pragmatism: A New Name for Some Old Ways of Thinking 

It seemed to presuppose that the audience, immediate and general, were imbeciles. 
 The Irish Times 

Certainly, real freedom and equality of rights presuppose some degree of culture. 
 Freeland: A Social Anticipation 

When we speak of aërial perspective, we already presuppose a little chiaroscuro. 
 Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers 

The other social factors presuppose it and exist for its protection. 
 Catholic Problems in Western Canada 

But this is to presuppose that the religious right once had moral coherency. 
 The Guardian 

We are a religious people whose institutions presuppose a Supreme Being. 
 The 5000 year leap: a miracle that changed the world 

Therefore the character of Confirmation does not presuppose the baptismal character. 
 Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) / From the Complete Ame... 

We must also regard the intelligence which they presuppose and exercise. 
 The Pleasures of Life 

They presuppose religion and faith and must be understood by means of those. 
 An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant 

And, after all, the title of cattle king does not presuppose blood royalty. 
 Heart of the West 

With a foundling one could presuppose noble ancestors of any nationality. 
 The Bride of Dreams 

Written constitutions presuppose them, are subordinate to them, and cannot set them aside. 
 The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation 

To assume imperfection in the creature is to presuppose imperfection in the almighty Creator. 
 The Promulgation of Universal Peace 

Thus both justice and mercy presuppose something in their works: whereas creation presupposes nothing. 
 Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) / From the Complete Americ... 