Meaning
- To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
- To take on a position, duty or form
- To adopt a feigned quality or manner; to claim without right; to arrogate
- To receive, adopt (a person)
- To adopt (an idea or cause)
Synonyms
speculate
pose as
jump to a conclusion
claim another’s wealth
claim falsely
claim something false
make an arbitrary decision
take some thing as one’s own
barde
proclaim oneself
take it
act like
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈsjuːm/
Etymology
From Latin assūmō (“accept, take”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + sūmō (“take up, assume”).
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