Postulate (verb)
post-yu-layt
Suggest or assume the existence, fact, or truth of (something) as a basis for reasoning, discussion, or belief.
Late Middle English (in postulate (sense 2 of the verb)): from Latin postulat- ‘asked’, from the verb postulare.
Example sentences
“she postulated that they could be the cause of death on the victim.”
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