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ASSUMINGS
Noun
assumings
plural of assuming
Source: Wiktionary
ASSUMING
As*sum"ing, a.
Definition: Pretentious; taking much upon one's self; presumptuous. Burke.
ASSUME
As*sume", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assumed; p. pr. & vb. n. Assuming.] Etym: [L. assumere; ad + sumere to take; sub + emere to take, buy: cf. F. assumer. See Redeem.]
1. To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly. Trembling they stand while Jove assumes the throne. Pope. The god assumed his native form again. Pope.
2. To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively. The consequences of assumed principles. Whewell.
3. To pretend to possess; to take in appearance. Ambition assuming the mask of religion. Porteus. Assume a virtue, if you have it not. Shak.
4. To receive or adopt. The sixth was a young knight of lesser renown and lower rank, assumed into that honorable company. Sir W. Scott.
Syn.
– To arrogate; usurp; appropriate.
As*sume", v. i.
1. To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due. Bp. Burnet.
2. (Law)
Definition: To undertake, as by a promise. Burrill.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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