Definition of assume

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Assume (v. t.) To receive or adopt.

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Affect :: Affect (v. t.) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume; as, to affect ignorance..
Datum :: Datum (n.) The quantities or relations which are assumed to be given in any problem.
Assument :: Assument (n.) A patch; an addition; a piece put on.
Ascititious :: Ascititious (a.) Supplemental; not inherent or original; adscititious; additional; assumed.
Martlet :: Martlet (n.) A bird without beak or feet; -- generally assumed to represent a martin. As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth son.
Feint :: Feint (a.) That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a pretense; a stratagem; a fetch.
Undertake :: Undertake (v. i.) To take upon one's self, or assume, any business, duty, or province..
Assumptive :: Assumptive (a.) Assumed, or capable of being assumed; characterized by assumption; making unwarranted claims..
Beggar :: Beggar (n.) One who assumes in argument what he does not prove.
Differentiation :: Differentiation (n.) The supposed act or tendency in being of every kind, whether organic or inorganic, to assume or produce a more complex structure or functions..
Congregation :: Congregation (n.) the name assumed by the Protestant party under John Knox. The leaders called themselves (1557) Lords of the Congregation.
Indivisible :: Indivisible (n.) An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division.
Axis :: Axis (n.) One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded..
Patronize :: Patronize (v. t.) To assume the air of a patron, or of a superior and protector, toward; -- used in an unfavorable sense; as, to patronize one's equals..
Premise :: Premise (n.) A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something previously stated or assumed as the basis of further argument; a condition; a supposition.
Mock :: Mock (a.) Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham..
Protectorate :: Protectorate (n.) The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs..
Imposture :: Imposture (n.) The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.
Allonym :: Allonym (n.) The name of another person assumed by the author of a work.
Act :: Act (v. t.) To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero..
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