premise

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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
premise (noun)
1.
a) a antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference - proposition , specifically either of the first two propositions of a from which the conclusion is drawn - syllogism
b) something assumed or taken for granted - presupposition
2.
matters previously stated , specifically the preliminary and explanatory part of a deed or of a bill in equity
3.
from its being identified in the premises of the deed
a) a tract of land with the buildings thereon
b) a building or part of a building usually with its (as grounds) - appurtenances
premise (verb)
transitive verb
1.
a) to set forth beforehand as an introduction or a - postulate
b) to offer as a premise in an argument
2.
- postulate
3.
to base on certain assumptions
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
premise (noun)
1.
something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning
SYNONYMS:
given, hypothetical, if, postulate, premise ( premiss), presumption, presupposition, supposition
RELATED WORDS:
hypothesis, proposition, theory, thesis; axiom, truism, verity; belief, canon, doctrine, dogma, gospel, law; precept, principle, rule, standard, tenet; basis, foundation, ground; conclusion, deduction, inference; affirmation, assertion, avouchment, declaration; dictum, ipse dixit
premise (noun)
Array
the area around and belonging to a building
SYNONYMS:
demesne, park, premises ( premisses), yard
RELATED WORDS:
acres, estate, land, lot, parcel, plot, property, real estate, realty; campus; backyard, churchyard, dooryard, schoolyard; close, enclosure ( inclosure), garden, garth, plaza
premise (verb)
to take as true or as a fact without actual proof
SYNONYMS:
hypothecate, hypothesize, postulate, premise, presume, presuppose, say, suppose
RELATED WORDS:
accept, believe, credit, swallow; conclude, deduce, gather, infer, judge, take; conjecture, figure, guess, reckon [], surmise, suspect, suspicion [], think; conceive, dream, fancy, imagine, perceive, preconceive; speculate, theorize; affirm, allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, claim, contend, declare, insist, maintain, profess
NEAR ANTONYMS:
challenge, controvert, disagree (with), disbelieve, discount, discredit, dispute, distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, wonder (about); deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, reject, repudiate; belie, confute, disprove, rebut, refute
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