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verb

Assume v. t. (past & past part. assumed; pres. part. assuming)

1.

To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly. "Trembling they stand while Jove assumes the throne." "The god assumed his native form again."

2.

To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively. "The consequences of assumed principles."

3.

To pretend to possess; to take in appearance. "Ambition assuming the mask of religion." "Assume a virtue, if you have it not."

4.

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

Synonyms: To arrogate; usurp; appropriate.

Assume v. i.

1.

To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due.

2.

(Law) To undertake, as by a promise.

adjective

Assumed adj.

1.

Supposed.

2.

Pretended; hypocritical; make-believe; as, an assumed character.

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Etymology of 'Assumed'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Assumed" Quotes from Famous Books

... you, even if you are bigger than I am," said Randy, undaunted by the fighting attitude the bully had assumed. ...

— Randy of the River - The Adventures of a Young Deckhand • Horatio Alger Jr.

... scrubbing, and upset a pail on the stairs?' For the stair to the next floor almost faced the library door. But—no; I rubbed my eyes and looked again; the soapy water theory gave way. The wavy something that kept gliding, rippling in, gradually assumed a more substantial appearance. It was—yes, I suddenly became convinced of it—it was ripples of soft silken stuff, creeping in as if in some mysterious way unfolded or unrolled, not jerkily or irregularly, but glidingly ...

— Four Ghost Stories • Mrs. Molesworth

... ensued, Mahfuz, the Goliath of the Unbelievers, was slain in single combat by Gabriel Andreas, a soldier of tried valour, who had assumed the monastic life in consequence of having lost the tip of his tongue for treasonable freedom of speech: the green standard was captured, and 12,000 Moslems fell. David followed up his success by invading the lowlands, and, in defiance, struck his spear ...

— First footsteps in East Africa • Richard F. Burton

... the cost of producing wheat it is assumed that the land is fallowed, and the estimate is based on a yield of 20 bushels ...

— Wheat Growing in Australia • Australia Department of External Affairs

... was an imaginary person, almost as well known in that age as Mr. Paul Pry or Mr. Samuel Pickwick in ours. Swift had assumed the name of Bickerstaff in a satirical pamphlet against Partridge, the maker of almanacks. Partridge had been fool enough to publish a furious reply. Bickerstaff had rejoined in a second pamphlet still more diverting than the first. All the wits had combined ...

— Critical and Historical Essays Volume 2 • Thomas Babington Macaulay

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