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premise

Nouns

• (n) 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
  assumption, premiss,

Verbs

• (v) set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
  • He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand
• (v) 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
  preface, precede, introduce,
• (v) take something as preexisting and given premiss,

Synonyms

assumption premiss preface precede introduce

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