Dictionary Check: premise
"premise" is a valid word!
Scrabble
11
points
Words with Friends
13
points
Definition
noun
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
Example:
"on the assumption that he has been injured, we can infer that he will not play"
verb
set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
Example:
"He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"
verb
furnish with a preface or introduction
Example:
"She always precedes her lectures with a joke"
verb
take something as preexisting and given
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