meaning of assume
1. To take to or upon ones self; to take formally and demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly.
2. To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively.
3. To pretend to possess; to take in appearance.
4. To receive or adopt.
5. To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due.
6. To undertake, as by a promise.
7. put clothing on ones 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"
Related Words
assume | assumed | assumed name | assumedly | assument | assumer |
