Assume

//əˈsjuːm// verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.

    "We assume that, as her parents were dentists, she knows quite a bit about dentistry."

  2. 2
    put clothing on one's body wordnet
  3. 3
    To take on a position, duty or form.

    "Mr. Jones will assume the position of a lifeguard until a proper replacement is found."

  4. 4
    take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect wordnet
  5. 5
    To adopt a feigned quality or manner; to claim without right; to arrogate.

    "He assumed an air of indifference."

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  1. 6
    take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof wordnet
  2. 7
    To receive, adopt (a person).

    "The sixth was a young knight of lesser renown and lower rank, assumed into that honorable company."

  3. 8
    take up someone's soul into heaven wordnet
  4. 9
    To adopt (an idea or cause).
  5. 10
    make a pretence of wordnet
  6. 11
    occupy or take on wordnet
  7. 12
    seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession wordnet
  8. 13
    take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person wordnet
  9. 14
    take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities wordnet

Etymology

From Latin assūmō (“accept, take”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + sūmō (“take up, assume”).

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