premise
noun
Also premiss. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
had premised
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past perfectof premise.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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As I had premised, Betty was good material, and responded to my training with gratifying plasticity.
From Further Chronicles of Avonlea by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
