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 premise premise /ˈprɛmɪs/

noun

  1. () A statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn  ( premiss , premise , assumption )
    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
    on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not play

verb

  1. Take something as preexisting and given  ( premise , premiss )
    take something as preexisting and given
  2. Furnish with a preface or introduction  ( introduce , precede , premise , preface )
    furnish with a preface or introduction
     She always precedes her lectures with a joke
    She always precedes her lectures with a joke
     He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
    He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
  3. Set forth beforehand, often as an explanation  ( premise )
    set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
     He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand
    He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand