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assume

verb
/əˈsjuːm/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from assūmō — “accept, take”

Definitions

  1. To authenticate by means of belief

    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.
    • Levelling of ME /irC/ and /urC/, which Orton assumes for the whole of the North (S. Durham §§411-13), has not taken place in Dent and S.We, where ME /urC/ remains (4:46).

  2. To take on a position, duty or form.

    • Mr. Jones will assume the position of a lifeguard until a proper replacement is found.
    • Trembling they stand while Jove assumes the throne.

  3. To adopt a feigned quality or manner

    To adopt a feigned quality or manner; to claim without right; to arrogate.

    • He assumed an air of indifference.
    • Assume a virtue, if you have it not.
    • ambition assuming the mask of religion.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To receive, adopt (a person).

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

    2. To adopt (an idea or cause).

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Derived

assumable, assume room temperature, assume the mantle, assume the position, coassume, just assume, misassume, preassume, reassume, when you assume, you make an ass out of you and me

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at assume. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01assume02feigned03feign04imagine05mind06remember07memorize08commit09presumed10presume

A definitional loop anchored at assume. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at assume

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA