presupposed

Presuppose \Pre`sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presupposed};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Presupposing}.] [Pref. pre- + suppose: cf.
   F. pr['e]supposer.]
   To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for
   granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.
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         Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many necessary
         things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand.
                                                  --Hooker.
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25 Moby Thesaurus words for "presupposed":
      assumed, forejudged, hinted, implicated, implied, indicated,
      inferred, intimated, involved, judged beforehand, meant,
      preconceived, preconceptual, preconcluded, predecided,
      predetermined, predisposed, predispositional, prejudged,
      prejudging, prejudicial, presumed, presurmised, suggested,
      supposed