'Postulated' definitions:

Definition of 'Postulated'

From: GCIDE
  • Postulate \Pos"tu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Postulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Postulating.]
  • 1. To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate conclusions. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To take without express consent; to assume. [1913 Webster]
  • The Byzantine emperors appear to have . . . postulated a sort of paramount supremacy over this nation. --W. Tooke. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To invite earnestly; to solicit. [Obs.] --Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Postulated'

From: GCIDE
  • Postulated \Pos"tu*la`ted\, a. Assumed without proof; as, a postulated inference. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]