(v) take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect, Syn. adopt, acquire, take, take on, Example: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

assume

(v) occupy or take on, Syn. take up, take, strike, Example: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

assume

(v) seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession, Syn. arrogate, seize, take over, usurp, Example:He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town; he usurped my rights; She seized control of the throne after her husband died

assume

(v) take up someone's soul into heaven, Example:This is the day when May was assumed into heaven

assumed name

(n) (law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation, Syn. Doing Business As, DBA, fictitious name

assumption

(n) a hypothesis that is taken for granted, Syn. supposal, supposition, Example:any society is built upon certain assumptions

assumption

(n) the act of taking possession of or power over something, Syn. laying claim, Example:his assumption of office coincided with the trouble in Cuba; the Nazi assumption of power in 1934; he acquired all the company's assets for ten million dollars and the assumption of the company's debts

assumption

(n) celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Syn. August 15, Assumption of Mary

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Assumable

a. That may be assumed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Assumably

adv. By way of assumption. [ 1913 Webster ]

Assume

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Assumed p. pr. & vb. n. Assuming. ] [ L. assumere; ad + sumere to take; sub + emere to take, buy: cf. F. assumer. See Redeem. ] 1. To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Trembling they stand while Jove assumes the throne. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

The god assumed his native form again. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively. [ 1913 Webster ]

The consequences of assumed principles. Whewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To pretend to possess; to take in appearance. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ambition assuming the mask of religion. Porteus. [ 1913 Webster ]

Assume a virtue, if you have it not. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To receive or adopt. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sixth was a young knight of lesser renown and lower rank, assumed into that honorable company. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To arrogate; usurp; appropriate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Assume

v. i. 1. To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) To undertake, as by a promise. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

Assumed

a. 1. Supposed. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Pretended; hypocritical; make-believe; as, an assumed character. [ 1913 Webster ]

Assumedly

adv. By assumption. [ 1913 Webster ]

Assument

n. [ L. assumentum, fr. ad + suere to sew. ] A patch; an addition; a piece put on. [ Obs. ] John Lewis (1731). [ 1913 Webster ]

Assumer

n. One who assumes, arrogates, pretends, or supposes. W. D. Whitney. [ 1913 Webster ]

Assuming

a. Pretentious; taking much upon one's self; presumptuous. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Assumpsit

‖n. [ L., he undertook, pret. of L. assumere. See Assume. ] (Law) (a) A promise or undertaking, founded on a consideration. This promise may be oral or in writing not under seal. It may be express or implied. (b) An action to recover damages for a breach or nonperformance of a contract or promise, express or implied, oral or in writing not under seal. Common or indebitatus assumpsit is brought for the most part on an implied promise. Special assumpsit is founded on an express promise or undertaking. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

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