PREMISE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
   Synonym(s)
   • assumption (what does assumption mean?)
   • premiss (what does premiss mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play
   Hypernyms(s) premise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • postulate (what does postulate mean?)
   • posit (what does posit mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • major premise (what does major premise mean?)
   • major premiss (what does major premiss mean?)
   • minor premise (what does minor premise mean?)
   • minor premiss (what does minor premiss mean?)
   • subsumption (what does subsumption mean?)
   • thesis (what does thesis mean?)
   • condition (what does condition mean?)
   • precondition (what does precondition mean?)
   • stipulation (what does stipulation mean?)
   • scenario (what does scenario mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • assume (what does assume mean?)
   • presume (what does presume mean?)
   • take for granted (what does take for granted mean?)
   • premise (what does premise mean?)
   • premiss (what does premiss mean?)
   • premise (what does premise mean?)
   • premiss (what does premiss mean?)

PREMISE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • take something as preexisting and given
   Synonym(s)
   • premiss (what does premiss mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) premise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • presuppose (what does presuppose mean?)
   • suppose (what does suppose mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • premise (what does premise mean?)
   • premiss (what does premiss mean?)
   • assumption (what does assumption mean?)
   • premise (what does premise mean?)
   • premiss (what does premiss mean?)
   • assumption (what does assumption mean?)
2. Meaning
   • furnish with a preface or introduction
   Synonym(s)
   • introduce (what does introduce mean?)
   • precede (what does precede mean?)
   • preface (what does preface mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She always precedes her lectures with a joke
   • He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
   Hypernyms(s) premise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • state (what does state mean?)
   • say (what does say mean?)
   • tell (what does tell mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • preamble (what does preamble mean?)
   • prologize (what does prologize mean?)
   • prologuize (what does prologuize mean?)
   • prologise (what does prologise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • foreword (what does foreword mean?)
   • preface (what does preface mean?)
   • prolusion (what does prolusion mean?)
3. Meaning
   • set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
   Usage Example(s)
   • He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand
   Hypernyms(s) premise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • set forth (what does set forth mean?)
   • expound (what does expound mean?)
   • exposit (what does exposit mean?)