Pos·tu·la·ted a. Assumed without proof; as, a postulated inference.
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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.
2. To take without express consent; to assume.
The Byzantine emperors appear to have . . . postulated a sort of paramount supremacy over this nation. --W. Tooke.
3. To invite earnestly; to solicit. [Obs.]
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