premise
noun
Also premiss. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
have premised
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present perfectof premise.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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American officials have premised their investigation on their assertion that much of the conspiracy was planned in South Florida and involved American citizens.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
What Gawker did was certainly not journalism and it is disingenuous for them to have premised their argument on that basis.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2016
I have premised its antiquity, which is of two sorts, as is that of a nobleman.
From First and Last by Hilaire Belloc
I should have premised that through all the distressing circumstances of the child's death Mr. Gardner was absent.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 5 November 1848 by Various
I should have premised that I have not yet told mamma it is Richard himself who is here, but that he has sent a messenger to beg for this money.
From East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood
