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assume
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[əˈsjuːm], (Verb)
Definitions:
- suppose to be the case, without proof
(e.g: topics which assume detailed knowledge of local events)
- take or begin to have (power or responsibility)
(e.g: he assumed full responsibility for all organizational work)
- begin to have (a specified quality, appearance, or extent)
(e.g: militant activity had assumed epidemic proportions)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Latin assumere, from ad- ‘towards’ + sumere ‘take’
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