n.
1.(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning postulate v.
1.maintain or assert
2.take as a given
3.require as useful, just, or proper
Idiom of the Day
not all (someone or something) is cracked up to be
to be not as good as someone or something is said to be
The new cook is not all that he is cracked up to be and we have received several complaints about his food.