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   As·sume

   /əˈso͞om/

   

   verb

   • 1. suppose to be the case, without proof: "it is reasonable to assume that such changes have significant social effects" Similar presumesupposetake ittake for grantedtake as readtake it as givenpresupposeconjecturesurmiseconcludecome to the conclusiondeduceinferdraw the inferencereckonreasonguessimaginethinkfancysuspectexpectacceptbelievebe of the opinionunderstandbe given to understandgathergleanfigureformal:opinearchaic:ween
   • 2. take or begin to have (power or responsibility): "he assumed full responsibility for all organizational work" Similar acceptshoulderbearundertaketake ontake uptake on oneselfmanagehandledeal withget to grips withturn one's hand to
   • ▪ seize (power or control): "the rebels assumed control of the capital" Similar seizetaketake possession oftake overtake awayappropriatecommandeerexpropriateconfiscaterequisitionhijackwrestusurppreemptarrogate to oneselfhelp oneself toclaimlay claim to
   • 3. take on (a specified quality, appearance, or extent): "militant activity had assumed epidemic proportions" Similar acquiretake onadoptcome to have
   • ▪ take on or adopt (a manner or identity), sometimes falsely: "Oliver assumed an expression of penitence" Similar feignfakeput onsimulatecounterfeitshamaffectadoptimpersonate

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin assumere, from ad- ‘towards’ + sumere ‘take’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. assumable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 8

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