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• assume — ► VERB 1) accept as true without proof. 2) take (responsibility or control). 3) begin to have (a quality, appearance, or extent). 4) pretend to have; adopt falsely. ORIGIN Latin assumere, from sumere take …   English terms dictionary

• assume — verb 1》 accept as true without proof. 2》 take (responsibility or control). 3》 begin to have (a quality, appearance, or extent).     ↘adopt falsely. Derivatives assumable adjective assumed adjective assumedly adverb Origin ME: from L. assumere,… …   English new terms dictionary

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• take for — idi a) to assume to be: I took it for a fact[/ex] b) to assume falsely to be; mistake for: to be taken for a foreigner[/ex] …   From formal English to slang

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