assume
assume Lexical Profile
assume Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To suppose to be the case without proof or explicit confirmation.
"It is reasonable to assume that the flight will be delayed due to the heavy snowstorm."
To take or begin to have responsibility, power, control, or an official position.
"The newly elected governor will formally assume office on the first day of January."
To begin to have or exhibit a specified quality, appearance, or extent.
"As the negotiations progressed, the dispute began to assume international significance."
To pretend to have or feel an emotion, attitude, or identity in order to deceive others.
"The fugitive traveled across the border under an assumed name to evade the authorities."
Word Nuance & Usage
While often used interchangeably with "presume," "assume" implies accepting something as true without any proof or evidence, whereas "presume" suggests taking something as true based on reasonable probability or strong evidence.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 15th century from Latin assumere, meaning "to take up" or "to adopt," formed from the assimilated prefix ad- ("to, toward") and sumere ("to take").
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