premise

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• February 9. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  premise — noun — english

  a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not play"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  premise — verb — english

  set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  premise — verb — english

  furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  premise — verb — english

  take something as preexisting and given