ASSUME Synonyms
There are 13 hypernyms of the word assume. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ASSUME
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take over | verbv | |||||||
verb • seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession • take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities • free someone temporarily from his or her obligations • take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person • take over ownership of; of corporations and companies • do over • take up and practice as one's own • take up, as of debts or payments | ||||||||
adopt | verbv | |||||||
verb • choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans • take up and practice as one's own • take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect • take into one's family • put into dramatic form • take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own | ||||||||
take | verbv | |||||||
noun • the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property • the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption verb • carry out • require (time or space) • take somebody somewhere • get into one's hands, take physically • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect • interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression • take something or somebody with oneself somewhere • take into one's possession • travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route • pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives • receive willingly something given or offered • assume, as of positions or roles • take into consideration for exemplifying purposes • require as useful, just, or proper • experience or feel or submit to • make a film or photograph of something • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract • serve oneself to, or consume regularly • accept or undergo, often unwillingly • make use of or accept for some purpose • conquer by force • occupy or take on • admit into a group or community • ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial • be a student of a certain subject • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs • head into a specified direction • point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards • be seized or affected in a specified way • have with oneself; have on one's person • engage for service under a term of contract • receive or obtain regularly • buy, select • to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort • have sex with; archaic use • lay claim to; as of an idea • be designed to hold or take • be capable of holding or containing • develop a habit • proceed along in a vehicle • obtain by winning • be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness | ||||||||
take on | verbv | |||||||
verb • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect • take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities • accept as a challenge • admit into a group or community • contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | ||||||||
accept | verbv | |||||||
verb • consider or hold as true • receive willingly something given or offered • give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to • react favorably to; consider right and proper • admit into a group or community • take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person • tolerate or accommodate oneself to • be designed to hold or take • receive (a report) officially, as from a committee • make use of or accept for some purpose • be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal | ||||||||
acquire | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • come into the possession of something concrete or abstract • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) • locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar • win something through one's efforts • gain knowledge or skills • gain through experience | ||||||||
arrogate | verbv | |||||||
verb • demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to • make undue claims to having • seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession | ||||||||
bear | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws • an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price verb • have • maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) • cause to be born • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • move while holding up or supporting • bring forth • take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person • contain or hold; have within • bring in • have on one's person • behave in a certain manner • have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices • support or hold in a certain manner • be pregnant with | ||||||||
don | verbv | |||||||
noun • a Spanish gentleman or nobleman • teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) • Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu • the head of an organized crime family • a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov • a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename verb • put clothing on one's body | ||||||||
feign | verbv | |||||||
verb • make believe with the intent to deceive • make a pretence of | ||||||||
presume | verbv | |||||||
verb • take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof • take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission • constitute reasonable evidence for • take liberties or act with too much confidence | ||||||||
seize | verbv | |||||||
verb • take hold of; grab • take or capture by force • take possession of by force, as after an invasion • take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority • seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession • hook by a pull on the line • affect • capture the attention or imagination of | ||||||||
sham | nounn | |||||||
noun • something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be • a person who makes deceitful pretenses adjective satellite • adopted in order to deceive verb • make a pretence of • make believe with the intent to deceive | ||||||||
simulate | verbv | |||||||
verb • reproduce someone's behavior or looks • create a representation or simulation of • make a pretence of | ||||||||
strike | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions • an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective • a gentle blow • a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball • (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders • a conspicuous success verb • deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon • hit against; come into sudden contact with • make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target • indicate (a certain time) by striking • affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely • stop work in order to press demands • touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly • attain • produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments • cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp • find unexpectedly • produce by ignition or a blow • remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line • cause to experience suddenly • drive something violently into a location • occupy or take on • disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set • form by stamping, punching, or printing • smooth with a strickle • pierce with force • hook by a pull on the line • arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing | ||||||||
usurp | verbv | |||||||
verb • seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession • take the place of | ||||||||
wear | verbv | |||||||
noun • impairment resulting from long use • a covering designed to be worn on a person's body • the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment verb • be dressed in • have on one's person • have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality • deteriorate through use or stress • have or show an appearance of • last and be usable • go to pieces • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress • put clothing on one's body | ||||||||
get into | verbv | |||||||
verb • get involved in or with • to come or go into • secure a place in a college, university, etc. • familiarize oneself thoroughly with • put clothing on one's body | ||||||||
take for granted | verbv | |||||||
verb • take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof |