Definition of assume

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Assume (v. i.) To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due.

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Prolepsis :: Prolepsis (n.) A necessary truth or assumption; a first or assumed principle.
Incognito :: Incognito (a. / adv.) Without being known; in disguise; in an assumed character, or under an assumed title; -- said esp. of great personages who sometimes adopt a disguise or an assumed character in order to avoid notice..
Posture :: Posture (v. i.) Fig.: To assume a character; as, to posture as a saint..
Seemer :: Seemer (n.) One who seems; one who carries or assumes an appearance or semblance.
Engender :: Engender (v. i.) To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or produced.
Assumedly :: Assumedly (adv.) By assumption.
Ascititious :: Ascititious (a.) Supplemental; not inherent or original; adscititious; additional; assumed.
Bridle :: Bridle (v. i.) To hold up the head, and draw in the chin, as an expression of pride, scorn, or resentment; to assume a lofty manner; -- usually with up..
Shoulder :: Shoulder (v. t.) To take upon the shoulder or shoulders; as, to shoulder a basket; hence, to assume the burden or responsibility of; as, to shoulder blame; to shoulder a debt..
Attitudinize :: Attitudinize (v. i.) To assume affected attitudes; to strike an attitude; to pose.
Crystal :: Crystal (n.) The regular form which a substance tends to assume in solidifying, through the inherent power of cohesive attraction. It is bounded by plane surfaces, symmetrically arranged, and each species of crystal has fixed axial ratios. See Crystallization..
Congregation :: Congregation (n.) the name assumed by the Protestant party under John Knox. The leaders called themselves (1557) Lords of the Congregation.
Pendragon :: Pendragon (n.) A chief leader or a king; a head; a dictator; -- a title assumed by the ancient British chiefs when called to lead other chiefs.
Axis :: Axis (n.) One of several imaginary lines, assumed in describing the position of the planes by which a crystal is bounded..
Mock :: Mock (a.) Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham..
Assumption :: Assumption (n.) The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition..
Postulate :: Postulate (n.) Something demanded or asserted; especially, a position or supposition assumed without proof, or one which is considered as self-evident; a truth to which assent may be demanded or challenged, without argument or evidence..
Transmutation :: Transmutation (n.) The change of one species into another, which is assumed to take place in any development theory of life; transformism..
Indivisible :: Indivisible (n.) An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division.
Pose :: Pose (v. i.) To assume and maintain a studied attitude, with studied arrangement of drapery; to strike an attitude; to attitudinize; figuratively, to assume or affect a certain character; as, she poses as a prude..
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