postulate
verb (used with object)
to ask, demand, or claim.
postulated
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past participleof postulate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof postulate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
postulateverb (used with object)to ask, demand, or claim.
Example Sentences
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One tech expert postulated that Hugging Face was an example of an AI that got scared because it couldn’t complete its task.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Second, Louis Pasteur advanced the germ theory of disease, which postulated that microbes can cause illness.
From Salon ● Jan. 27, 2025
Self-replication has been postulated to be central to the emergence of life, but the vast majority of its known manifestations require complex macromolecules like enzymes.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2024
It postulated that grandiose traits such as arrogance and assertiveness conceal feelings of insecurity and low self-esteem.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2023
It was imperative that there be postulated against what or whom Ross’s crimes had been committed.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
