assumer

Variant of assume

assume definition

as·sume (ə so̵̅o̅m′, -syo̵̅o̅m′)

transitive verb assumed -·sumed′, assuming -·sum′·ing

  1. to take on or put on (the appearance, form, role, etc. of)
  2. to seize; usurp to assume control
  3. to take upon oneself; undertake to assume an obligation
  4. to take for granted; suppose (something) to be a fact
  5. to pretend to have; feign to assume an air of innocence
  6. Archaic
    1. to take in or receive
    2. to take into association

Etymology: ME assumen < L assumere, to take up, claim < ad-, to + sumere, to take: see consume

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