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verbtake something as preexisting and given
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nouna statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
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verbfurnish with a preface or introduction
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"He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"verbset forth beforehand, often as an explanation
Definition that contains premise
- reason a fact that logically justifies some premise or conclusion
- conclusion the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
- bounce eject from the premises
- thesis an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
- concierge a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
- eviction action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved
- takeout prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises
- takeout of or involving food to be taken and eaten off the premises
- takeaway prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises
- syllogism deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises