premising

verb

1. 1.To state or assume something as a proposition to an argument.
2. 2.To make a premise.
3. 3.To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or aid in understanding what follows.
4. 4.To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to be before something else; to employ previously.