Definition of assume

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Assume (v. i.) To undertake, as by a promise..

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Raise :: Raise (v. t.) To cause to rise up, or assume an erect position or posture; to set up; to make upright; as, to raise a mast or flagstaff..
Cabala :: Cabala (n.) A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain mediaeval Christians, which treats of the nature of god and the mystery of human existence. It assumes that every letter, word, number, and accent of Scripture contains a hidden sense; and it teaches the methods of interpretation for ascertaining these occult meanings. The cabalists pretend even to foretell events by this means..
Assume :: Assume (v. t.) To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly..
Assumer :: Assumer (n.) One who assumes, arrogates, pretends, or supposes..
Assume :: Assume (v. t.) To pretend to possess; to take in appearance.
Vice :: Vice (prep.) Denoting one who in certain cases may assume the office or duties of a superior; designating an officer or an office that is second in rank or authority; as, vice president; vice agent; vice consul, etc..
Beggar :: Beggar (n.) One who assumes in argument what he does not prove.
Presuppose :: Presuppose (v. t.) To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator..
Postulate :: Postulate (v. t.) To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate conclusions..
Arrogate :: Arrogate (v. t.) To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or baseless pretensions to right or merit; as, the pope arrogated dominion over kings..
Act :: Act (v. t.) To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero..
Kaiser :: Kaiser (n.) The ancient title of emperors of Germany assumed by King William of Prussia when crowned sovereign of the new German empire in 1871.
Self-assumed :: Self-assumed (a.) Assumed by one's own act, or without authority..
Datum :: Datum (n.) The quantities or relations which are assumed to be given in any problem.
False :: False (superl.) Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false jewelry..
Utricular :: Utricular (a.) Resembling a utricle or bag, whether large or minute; -- said especially with reference to the condition of certain substances, as sulphur, selenium, etc., when condensed from the vaporous state and deposited upon cold bodies, in which case they assume the form of small globules filled with liquid..
Flashing :: Flashing (n.) The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture during manufacture to restore its plastic condition; esp., the reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow it to assume a flat shape as it is rotated..
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..
Sham :: Sham (v. t.) To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape; to feign.
Person :: Person (n.) A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic representation; an assumed character..
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