assume
[verb]
Synonyms:
- take for granted, believe, expect, fancy, imagine, infer, presume, suppose, surmise, think
- take on, accept, enter upon, put on, shoulder, take over
- put on, adopt, affect, feign, imitate, impersonate, mimic, pretend to, simulate

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Related Idioms: take over the helm, take possession (or command), make believe
Related Words: grab, seize, snatch, take, camouflage, cloak, conceal, disguise, dissemble, hide, mask, affirm, assert, aver, predicate, profess, allow, concede, grant

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

as‧sume S2 W1 AC /əˈsjuːm $ əˈsuːm/ verb [transitive]
[Word Family: verb: assume; noun: assumption]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: assumere, from ad- 'to' + sumere 'to take']

1. to think that something is true, although you do not have definite proof Synonym : presume
assume (that)
I didn’t see your car, so I assumed you’d gone out.
it is/seems reasonable to assume (that)
It seems reasonable to assume that the book was written around 70 AD.
I think we can safely assume (=it is almost certain) that interest rates will go up again soon.
let us/let’s assume (that) (=used when thinking about a possible event or situation and its possible results)
Let us assume for a moment that we could indeed fire her. Should we?
When it got to midnight and Paul was still not back, I began to assume the worst (=think that the worst possible thing had happened).

2. assume control/responsibility etc formal to start to have control, responsibility etc or to start in a particular position or job:
Whoever they appoint will assume responsibility for all financial matters.
He assumed power in a bloody coup in 1990.
Jim Paton will assume the role of managing director.

3. assume a manner/air/expression etc formal to behave in a way that does not show how you really feel, especially in order to seem more confident, happy etc than you are Synonym : put on:
Andy assumed an air of indifference whenever her name was mentioned.

4. to start to have a particular quality or appearance Synonym : take on:
These relationships assume great importance in times of crisis.
The problem is beginning to assume massive proportions.

5. to be based on the idea that something else is correct Synonym : presuppose
assume (that)
The theory assumes that both labour and capital are mobile.
Coen’s economic forecast assumes a 3.5% growth rate.
⇒ assuming

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

assume
verb
ADV. automatically, naturally I automatically assumed that you knew about this.
reasonably, safely I think we can safely assume that this situation will continue.
VERB + ASSUME can, might | tend to | be fair to, be reasonable to, be safe to It is reasonable to assume that the economy will continue to improve.
be a mistake to, be wrong to | be easy to It's all too easy to assume that people know what they are doing.
PHRASES let us assume Let us assume for a moment that the plan succeeds.

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