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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
premise
n 1: 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" [syn:
premise, premiss, assumption]
v 1: set forth beforehand, often as an explanation; "He premised
these remarks so that his readers might understand"
2: 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" [syn: precede,
preface, premise, introduce]
3: take something as preexisting and given [syn: premise,
premiss]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Premise \Prem"ise\, n.; pl. Premises. [Written also, less
properly, premiss.] [F. pr['e]misse, fr. L. praemissus, p.
p. of praemittere to send before; prae before + mittere to
send. See Mission.]
1. A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something
previously stated or assumed as the basis of further
argument; a condition; a supposition.
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The premises observed,
Thy will by my performance shall be served. --Shak.
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2. (Logic) Either of the first two propositions of a
syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn.
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Note: "All sinners deserve punishment: A B is a sinner."
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premises, being true or admitted, the conclusion
follows, that A B deserves punishment.
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While the premises stand firm, it is impossible
to shake the conclusion. --Dr. H. More.
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3. pl. (Law) Matters previously stated or set forth; esp.,
that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which
is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or
thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the
habendum; the thing demised or granted.
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4. pl. A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts;
as, to lease premises; to trespass on another's premises.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Premise \Pre*mise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Premised; p. pr. &
vb. n. Premising.] [From L. praemissus, p. p., or E.
premise, n. See Premise, n.]
1. To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to
be before something else; to employ previously. [Obs.]
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The premised flames of the last day. --Shak.
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If venesection and a cathartic be premised. --E.
Darwin.
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2. To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main
subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or
aid in understanding what follows; especially, to lay down
premises or first propositions, on which rest the
subsequent reasonings.
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I premise these particulars that the reader may know
that I enter upon it as a very ungrateful task.
--Addison.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Premise \Pre*mise"\, v. i.
To make a premise; to set forth something as a premise.
--Swift.
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Thesaurus Results for Premise:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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