1. (n.) The act of presupposing; an antecedent implication; presumption.

2. (n.) That which is presupposed; a previous supposition or surmise.

a priori principle act affect affirmation allegory allusion apriorism arcane meaning assertion assumed position assumption avant-propos axiom basis beguile belief bluff breakthrough categorical proposition coloration conjecture connotation conviction counterfeit data deceive deduction delude exordium fake feign first principles forejudgment foreword foundation front matter frontispiece ground guess guesswork hint hypothesis hypothesis ad hoc implication implied meaning import inference innovation innuendo intimation introduction ironic suggestion judgment leap lemma major premise make believe meaning metaphorical sense minor premise mislead nuance occult meaning opinion overtone overture parti pris philosopheme philosophical proposition posit position postulate postulation postulatum preamble preapprehension preconception preconclusion preconsideration predecision predetermination predilection predisposition preface prefix prefixture prejudgment prejudication prejudice preliminary prelude premature judgment premise prenotion prepossession presume presumption presupposal presurmise pretend proem profess prolegomena prolegomenon prolepsis prologue proposition propositional function protasis purport put on set of postulates sham simulate statement subsense subsidiary sense suggestion sumption supposal suppose supposing supposition surmise symbolism theorem thesis think tinge touch truth table truth-function truth-value undercurrent undermeaning undertone verse view voluntary working hypothesis