The conflict was centered on Carnegie Steel's main plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, and grew out of a dispute between the National Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers of the United States and the Carnegie Steel Company. Carnegie left on a trip to Scotland before the unrest peaked.
verb (used with object), presupposed, presupposing. 1. to suppose or assume beforehand; take for granted in advance. 2. (of a thing, condition, or state of affairs) to require or imply as an antecedent condition: An effect presupposes a cause. Origin of presuppose.
Use presumptive in a sentence. LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. adjective. The definition of presumptive refers to something that is assumed to happen or assumed to be true. When everyone expects a particular person to be nominated to a committee, that person is an example of a presumptive nominee.