Word

premise, v.
(premised, premises, premising)

take something as preexisting and given
<verb.cognition>

premise premiss

verb frames

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verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

presuppose, suppose

furnish with a preface or introduction
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

introduce precede preface premise

sample sentences

"She always precedes her lectures with a joke"
"He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

introductory introductory

semantic pointers

hypernym

say, tell, state

hyponym

preamble prologize, prologuize, prologise

set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
<verb.communication>

premise

sample sentences

"He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

set forth, expound, exposit