Presuppose /(?)/

Pre·sup·pose

Presuppose

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Presupposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Presupposing

  1. To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.
    Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many necessary things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand.