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Definitions for Assumed
[1] adopted in order to deceive; fictitious; pretended; feigned: an assumed name; an assumed air of humility.
[2] taken for granted; supposed: His assumed innocence proved untrue.
[3] usurped.
[4] to take for granted or without proof: to assume that everyone wants peace.
[5] to take upon oneself; undertake: to assume an obligation.
[6] to take over the duties or responsibilities of: to assume the office of treasurer.
[7] to take on (a particular character, quality, mode of life, etc.); adopt: He assumed the style of an aggressive go-getter.
[8] to take on; be invested or endowed with: The situation assumed a threatening character.
[9] to pretend to have or be; feign: to assume a humble manner.
[10] to appropriate or arrogate; seize; usurp: to assume a right to oneself; to assume control.
[11] to take upon oneself (the debts or obligations of another).
[12] Archaic . to take into relation or association; adopt.
[13] to take something for granted; presume.
[14] false; fictitious an assumed name
[15] taken for granted an assumed result
[16] usurped; arrogated an assumed authority
[17] (may take a clause as object) to take for granted; accept without proof; suppose to assume that someone is sane
[18] to take upon oneself; undertake or take on or over (a position, responsibility, etc) to assume office
[19] to pretend to; feign he assumed indifference, although the news affected him deeply
[20] to take or put on; adopt the problem assumed gigantic proportions
[21] to appropriate or usurp (power, control, etc); arrogate the revolutionaries assumed control of the city
[22] Christianity (of God) to take up (the soul of a believer) into heaven
Words related to Assumed
granted, accepted, presumed, affected, simulated, pretended, feigned, fake, counterfeit, sham, given, inferred, understood, supposed, artificial, bogus, fictitious, imitation, made-up
Words nearby Assumed
assuan, assuasive, assuerus, assumable, assume, assumed, assumed bond, assuming, assumpsit, assumption, assumptionist
Origin of Assumed
1400–50; late Middle English (< Anglo-French assumer ) < Latin assūmere to take to, adopt, equivalent to as- as- + sūmere to take up; see consume
Other words from Assumed
as·sum·ed·ly [uh -soo -mid-lee] /əˈsu mɪd li/ , adverb
non·as·sumed , adjective
self-as·sumed , adjective
un·as·sumed , adjective
well-as·sumed , adjective
as·sum·er , noun
o·ver·as·sume , verb (used with object), o·ver·as·sumed, o·ver·as·sum·ing.
pre·as·sume , verb (used with object), pre·as·sumed, pre·as·sum·ing.
re·as·sume , verb (used with object), re·as·sumed, re·as·sum·ing.
Word origin for Assumed
C15: from Latin assūmere to take up, from sūmere to take up, from sub- + emere to take
Synonyms for Assumed
affected, counterfeit, fake, feigned, pretended, sham, simulated, artificial, bogus, false, fictitious, imitation, made-up, make-believe, phony, put-on, spurious