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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
prem·ise    Audio Help   [prem-is] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -ised, -is·ing.
–noun
1.Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
2.premises,
a.a tract of land including its buildings.
b.a building together with its grounds or other appurtenances.
c.the property forming the subject of a conveyance or bequest.
3.Law.
a.a basis, stated or assumed, on which reasoning proceeds.
b.an earlier statement in a document.
c.(in a bill in equity) the statement of facts upon which the complaint is based.
–verb (used with object)
4.to set forth beforehand, as by way of introduction or explanation.
5.to assume, either explicitly or implicitly, (a proposition) as a premise for a conclusion.
–verb (used without object)
6.to state or assume a premise.
[Origin: 1325–75; ME premiss < ML praemissa, n. use of fem. of L praemissus ptp. of praemittere to send before, equiv. to prae- pre- + mittere to send. See dismiss, remiss]

—Synonyms 1. assumption, postulate. 5. postulate, hypothesize.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  premise
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  argument, assumption, hypothesis, postulate, presume, proposition, supposition, thesis
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
Copyright © 2008 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  assumption
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  Something taken to be true without proof.
Synonyms:  postulate, postulation, presupposition, supposition, theory, thesis
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  suppose
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To take for granted without proof.
Synonyms:  assume, posit, postulate, presume, presuppose
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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