0 present participle of premise
1 to base a theory, argument, etc. on an idea, thought, or belief:
He premised his argument on several incorrect assumptions.
We thus cannot account for tort law's expansive obligations to protect innocent persons from others' wrongs by premising them on promises to do so.
On balance of efficiency and fairness, a means premising on a quota system, and complemented with balloting will be considered.
He now classified the mental faculties, premising that they must not be confounded with capacities or properties of mind.