premise, premiss, 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 to play")
Overview of verb premise
The verb premise has 3 senses
premise -- (set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand")
precede, preface, premise, introduce -- (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")
premise, premiss -- (take something as preexisting and given)
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