Postulate

Postulate....the first known use of this word according to Mirriam-Webster was in 1593.

Definition of Postulate (Mirriam-Webster)

1: demand, claim

2a : to assume or claim as true, existent, or necessary : depend upon or start from the postulate of b : to assume as a postulate or axiom (as in logic or mathematics)

— pos·tu·la·tion\ˌpäs-chə-ˈlā-shən\ noun

— pos·tu·la·tion·al\-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective

Sentence: When your children are teenagers and they come home two hours past curfew, don't postulate that everything they tell you is necessarily the truth.

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