·adj Postulated.
II. Postulate ·vt To invite earnestly; to Solicit.
III. Postulate ·vt To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate conclusions.
IV. Postulate ·vt To take without express consent; to Assume.
V. Postulate ·noun The enunciation of a self-evident problem, in distinction from an axiom, which is the enunciation of a self-evident theorem.
VI. Postulate ·noun Something demanded or asserted; especially, a position or supposition assumed without proof, or one which is considered as self-evident; a truth to which assent may be demanded or challenged, without argument or evidence.