Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Postulate has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:
Something assumed without proof as being self-evident or generally accepted, especially when used as a basis for an argument. Sometimes distinguished from axioms as being relevant to a particular science or context, rather than universally true, and following from other axioms rather than being an absolute assumption.
require as useful, just, or proper
"It takes nerve to do what she did"
"success usually requires hard work"
"This job asks a lot of patience and skill"
"This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice"
"This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"
"This intervention does not postulate a patient's consent"
To assume as a truthful or accurate premise or axiom, especially as a basis of an argument.
Postulated.
The word comes from the Latin postulatus, which is derived from postulare meaning "to request." It originally referred to something that was asked for or demanded.