Meaning

  1. To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
  2. To take on a position, duty or form
  3. To adopt a feigned quality or manner; to claim without right; to arrogate
  4. To receive, adopt (a person)
  5. 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

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˈsjuːm/
Etymology

From Latin assūmō (“accept, take”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + sūmō (“take up, assume”).

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