noun
proposition, axiom, assumption; see basis 1, proof 1.
verb
To introduce
preface, commence, start, announce; see begin 1.
To assume
presuppose, suppose, postulate; see assume 1. See syn. study at assume.
See premise in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
Something taken to be true without proof:
To take for granted without proof:
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