nnoun.communicationa statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawnSynset:assumption premiss
Examples:- on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not play
Derivationally Related Form:premisepremissassume
Hypernyms:posit postulate
Inherited Hypernyms:premisepostulatepropositionstatementmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:conditionmajor premisemajor premissminor premiseminor premisspreconditionscenariostipulationsubsumptionthesis
Full Hyponyms:boundary conditionconditionmajor premiseminor premiseprovisionscenariothesis
vverb.communicationset forth beforehand, often as an explanationExamples:- He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand
Hypernyms:exposit expound set forth
Inherited Hypernyms:premiseset forthelaborateclarifyexplaininformcommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationfurnish with a preface or introductionSynset:introduce precede preface
Examples:- She always precedes her lectures with a joke
- He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution
Derivationally Related Form:introductorypreface
Hypernyms:say state tell
Inherited Hypernyms:precedestateexpress
Direct Hyponyms:preambleprologiseprologizeprologuize
Full Troponyms:preambleprologize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.cognitiontake something as preexisting and givenSynset:premiss
Derivationally Related Form:premisepremiss
Hypernyms:presuppose suppose
Inherited Hypernyms:premisepresupposeassumeexpectevaluatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something