English noun: premiss | |||
1. | premiss (communication) a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn | ||
Samples | On the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play. | ||
Synonyms | assumption, premise | ||
Broader (hypernym) | posit, postulate | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | condition, major premise, major premiss, minor premise, minor premiss, precondition, scenario, stipulation, subsumption, thesis | ||
English verb: premiss | |||
1. | premiss (cognition) take something as preexisting and given | ||
Synonyms | premise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | presuppose, suppose | ||