premise
noun
- 1
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
verb
- 1
take something as preexisting and given
- 2
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
- 3
set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand
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