Dictionary definition · premise
noun
- 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 play"
verb
- set forth beforehand, often as an explanation"He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"
- furnish with a preface or introduction"She always precedes her lectures with a joke"
- take something as preexisting and given
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).