Look up: assume

1. assume
   [v] - take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities 2. [v] - seize and take control without authority and possibly with force 3. [v] - occupy or take on, as of a position or posture 4. [v] - Christianity, obsolete 5. [v] - take to be the case or to be true 6. [v] - take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
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2. Assume
   As·sume' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Assumed ; present participle & verbal noun Assuming .] [ Latin assumere ; ad + sumere to take; sub + <...
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3. Assume
   As·sume' intransitive verb 1. To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due. Bp. Burnet. 2. (Law) To undertake, as by a promise. Burrill.
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4. assume
   usurp verb seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one`s right or possession; `He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town`; `he usurped my rights`; `...
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5. assume
   take verb occupy or take on; `He assumes the lotus position`; `She took her seat on the stage`; `We took our seats in the orchestra`; `She took up her position behind the tree`; `strike a pose`
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6. assume
   presume verb take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; `I assume his train was late`
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7. assume
   acquire verb take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; `His voice took on a sad tone`; `The story took a new turn`; `he adopted an air of superiority`; `She assumed strange manners`; `The gods assume human or animal form in these fables`
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8. assume
   verb take up someone`s soul into heaven; `This is the day when May was assumed into heaven`
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9. assume
   verb take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; `When will the new President assume office?`
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10. Assume
    • (v. i.) To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due. • (v. t.) To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively. • (v. t.) To take to or upon one`s self; to take formally and demonstratively; sometimes, to approp...
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11. assume
    assume 1. To think that something is true even though there is no evidence for it. 2. To start being responsible for something. 3. To adopt or to take on something. 4. To take on a particular role or function. 5. To put on a pretense of something, usually in order to hide one's true feelings. 6. To take to oneself formally (the insignia of offic...
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12. Assume
    (v) Assume is the action by which a person accepts a fact, meaning, obligations, liability etc attached or connected with the subject matter under reference. Eg. Assuming the liabilities of a firm when it is absorbed by another firm.2. Assuming the charge of the arbitrator
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