presuppose
verb
[ priːsəˈpəʊz ]
• require as a precondition of possibility or coherence.
• "their original prediction presupposed a universe only three billion years old"
Similar:
require,
necessitate,
imply,
entail,
mean,
involve,
assume,
suppose,
have as a necessary condition,
have as a precondition,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French presupposer, suggested by medieval Latin praesupponere, from prae ‘before’ + supponere ‘place under’ (see suppose).
