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premised

Meanings
  • Verb

    Established or made a basis for something, such as an argument or a claim.

  • Verb

    To lay or place before as a foundation or groundwork.

Rhymes
Words rhyming with premised
preceded , receded , succeeded
Variants
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premise , premised , premises , premising , premised on , premised on/upon , premised upon
Etymology
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From the Latin 'praesidium' meaning 'a place of safety' or 'protection'. The word 'premised' comes from the past participle of 'promise', which originally meant 'to place before' or 'to present as a basis'.

Trivia
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  1. The term 'premises' is often used interchangeably with the term 'premise'.

  2. In real estate, 'premises' refers to the land and buildings that are being sold or rented.

Related Concepts
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  1. Assumptions: Premises are often based on certain assumptions, which may or may not be valid.

  2. Propositions: Premises can be considered as propositions or statements that serve as the foundation for logical reasoning.

Quotes
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  1. Niebuhr … adhered to a form of liberalism more "premised" on a realistic assessment of human nature than Rauschenbusch's naïve progressivism was.

    - Alan Wolfe,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},21 Oct. 2007

  2. Fears of a nuclear holocaust were fueled by President Nixon's "madman" theory of diplomacy. The madman theory was "premised" on the assumption that if the Soviets thought that Nixon was crazy enough to drop the bomb, they would leave us alone.

    - Will Manley,{it}Booklist{/it},1 & 15 June 2006
Culture
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In literature, the term 'premises' is often used to refer to the initial statements or assumptions upon which an argument or a story is based. In philosophy, it refers to the initial propositions or axioms from which a logical argument is derived.

How to Memorize "premised"

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    - Visualize a foundation or a base being laid down for a building or an argument.

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    - Create a mnemonic phrase, such as 'Premises: Presenting the foundation of my ideas'.

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