0 past simple and past participle of postulate --
1 to suggest a theory, idea, etc. as a basic principle from which a further idea is formed or developed: --
[ + that ] It was the Greek astronomer, Ptolemy, who postulated that the earth was at the centre of the universe.
They postulated that the environment was less important in cross-infection than the presence of colonized patients.
Based on animal studies, increased startle responses are postulated to represent an increase in amygdala function.
He postulated that reminiscence and the accompanying life review are attempts to resolve or integrate old conflicts before death.
In addition to reducing production of inflammatory mediators, it has been postulated that minocycline might also be directly neuroprotective under these circumstances.
It is postulated that the different contributions of the fingers are due to their physiological variations.
It is postulated that these lectins can interact with glycosylated structures of transmitted pathogens, but this has not yet been proved.
According to this methodological variant on the causal principle, uncaused beginnings ought only to be postulated if all possible causal accounts are found to fail.
We postulated that the current voluntary reporting system considerably underestimates the number of listeriosis cases.
