postulate

Noun

• (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

Verb

• require as useful, just, or proper
  • 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
    

• take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
  • He posited three basic laws of nature
    

• maintain or assert
  • He contended that Communism had no future
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  posit , necessitate , ask , need , require , take , involve , call for , demand , contend
• Antonyms: 
  obviate , rid of , eliminate