assume : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: assume	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for assume
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
assume v take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late" Synonym(s): assume, presume, take for granted take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?" Synonym(s): assume, adopt, take on, take over 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" Synonym(s): assume, acquire, adopt, take on, take take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility" Synonym(s): bear, take over, accept, assume 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" Synonym(s): assume, take, strike, take up 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"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died" Synonym(s): assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogate make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" Synonym(s): simulate, assume, sham, feign take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven" put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans" Synonym(s): wear, put on, get into, don, assume
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assume \As*sume"\, v. i. 1. To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due. --Bp. Burnet. 2. (Law) To undertake, as by a promise. --Burrill.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assume \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. Trembling they stand while Jove assumes the throne. --Pope. The god assumed his native form again. --Pope. 2. To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively. The consequences of assumed principles. --Whewell. 3. To pretend to possess; to take in appearance. Ambition assuming the mask of religion. --Porteus. Assume* a virtue, if you have it not. --Shak. 4. To receive or adopt. The sixth was a young knight of lesser renown and lower rank, assumed into that honorable company. --Sir W. Scott. Syn: To arrogate; usurp; appropriate.