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- pronunciation:
- pre
mihs
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a proposition that forms the basis for an argument or a conclusion.
Your conclusion is based on a false premise.The researchers base their argument on the premise that dinosaurs had already become extinct by this time.- synonyms:
- hypothesis, proposition
- similar words:
- assumption, postulate, presumption, theorem, thesis
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| definition 2: |
(pl.) a piece of land and the buildings on it, or a building and its grounds.
The landlord renovated the premises before the new tenants moved in.Smoking is not allowed anywhere on the premises of the hospital.- similar words:
- grounds, lot, plot, property, site
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| definition 3: |
(pl.) the preliminary statement of facts or grounds for a legal proceeding.
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| related words: |
axiom, concept, ground, hinge, limit, presumption, principle |
adjective + (n.)premise
absurd,
accepted,
anthropological,
basic,
central,
comic,
dubious,
factual,
false,
faulty,
flawed,
foundational,
fundamental,
guiding,
ideological,
implicit,
intellectual,
intriguing,
key,
logical,
minor,
mistaken,
narrative,
normative,
original,
philosophical,
postmodern,
promising,
questionable,
residential,
sequential,
silly,
simple,
straightforward,
theological,
theoretical,
underlying,
unspoken,
unstated,
very
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verb + (n.)premise
accept,
articulate,
ban,
base,
challenge,
contradict,
disagree,
dispute,
embody,
escort,
found,
inspect,
operate,
predicate,
proceed,
question,
re-examine,
reject,
rest,
root,
search,
stem,
support,
undermine,
vacate,
validate,
violate
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(n.)premise
+ verb
derive, entail, imply, underlie
noun + (n.)premise
assumption, audit, firearm, freedom, inspection, landlord, pair, polluter, quality, starting, syllogism, tenant, warrant
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
premises, premising, premised |
| definition: |
to state or assume as a premise, as in an argument or legal proceeding.
- synonyms:
- assume, posit, postulate, suppose
- similar words:
- predicate, propose
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| related words: |
assume |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to make or assume a premise.
- similar words:
- hypothesize, theorize
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adverb + (v.)premise
largely
(v.)premise
+ noun
belief, campaign, fact, idea, model, need, notion, organization, policy, principle, project, relationship, security, society, state, system, theory, view
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The word premise
contains the following part:
mit, mis1, mitt, miss, -mise
Latin
root
that means send, let go
  Example words:
admissible, admission, admit, admittance, admittedly, commissar, commissariat, commissary, commission, commissioner, commit, commitment, committed, committee, compromise, demise, dismiss, dismissal, emissary, emission, emit, impermissible, intermit, intromit, irremissible, manumit, missal, missile, missilery, mission, missionary, missive, omit, permissible, permission, permissive, permit, premise, pretermit, promise, promisee, promising, promisor, promissory note, recommit, remiss, remissible, remission, remit, remittal, remittance, remittent, submission, submissive, submit, surmise, transmissible, transmission, transmit, transmitter, uncommitted, uncompromising, unremitting
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