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 Definition of 'premise'

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Definitions of 'premise'  

1. (noun) premisepremissassumption
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"

2. (verb) premise
set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
"He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"

3. (verb) precedeprefacepremiseintroduce
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"

4. (verb) premisepremiss
take something as preexisting and given


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