Word of the Day: PRESUPPOSE
To surmise or speculate
presuppose (verb) - to assume, presume, or take for granted in advance [pree-suh-pohz]
BREAKDOWN: PRE- (before) + SUP- (under) + POS- (to put or place)
a presupposition is any fact or belief that must be assumed or taken for granted for an utterance, argument, or action to make sense
See also: composure, depose, indispose, juxtaposition, predispose, posit, repose, transpose
“Play is older than culture, for culture, however inadequately defined, always presupposes human society, and animals have not waited for man to teach them their playing.” —Johan Huizinga
