When you postulate an idea or theory you suggest that it is true especially for the purposes of an argument or discussion. The word is mostly at home in formal and academic contexts, but don’t let …

POSTULATE definition: to ask, demand, or claim. See examples of postulate used in a sentence.

So, how you express, share, or otherwise postulate your belief is as important as what you're trying to convey. Everything that we talk about, everything that we regard as existing, postulates consciousness.

If you postulate something, you suggest it as the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation, or assume that it is the basis.

To assume or assert the truth, reality, or necessity of, especially as a basis of an argument: "We can see individuals, but we can't see providence; we have to postulate it" (Aldous Huxley).

6 days ago · postulate (third-person singular simple present postulates, present participle postulating, simple past and past participle postulated) To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, …

a statement that is accepted as true, that forms the basis of a theory, etc. Work done in the laboratory showed that his postulates were probably correct.

something assumed to be true and used as a basis for reasoning: a postulate that human beings were created for a purpose. pos•tu•la•tion /ˌpɑstʃəˈleɪʃən/ n. [uncountable]

Assume something or present it as a fact and you postulate it. Physicists postulate the existence of parallel universes, which is a little mind-blowing.

Ah, "postulate" — a word packed with academic flair! At its core, it refers to an assumption or proposition that forms the basis for further reasoning or theory, without requiring proof.