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PRESUME
presume
(verb) take liberties or act with too much confidence
assume, presume, take for granted
(verb) take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; “I assume his train was late”
presume
(verb) constitute reasonable evidence for; “A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
presume (third-person singular simple present presumes, present participle presuming, simple past and past participle presumed)
(transitive) With infinitive object: to be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission. [from 14th c.]
(transitive, now rare) To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission. [from 14th c.]
(transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose. [from 14th c.]
(intransitive) To be presumptuous; with on, upon, to take advantage (of), to take liberties (with). [from 15th c.]
Synonyms
• (to assume to be true): see suppose
Anagrams
• Supreme, eusperm, supreme, suprĂŞme
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*sume", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Presumed; p. pr. & vb. n. Presuming.] Etym: [F. présumer, L. praesumere, praesumptum; prae before + sumere to take. See Assume, Redeem.]
1. To assume or take beforehand; esp., to do or undertake without leave or authority previously obtained. Dare he presume to scorn us in this manner Shak. Bold deed thou hast presumed, adventurous Eve. Milton.
2. To take or suppose to be true, or entitled to belief, without examination or proof, or on the strength of probability; to take for granted; to infer; to suppose. Every man is to be presumed innocent till he is proved to be guilty. Blackstone. What rests but that the mortal sentence pass, . . . Which he presumes already vain and void, Because not yet inflicted Milton.
Pre*sume", v. i.
1. To suppose or assume something to be, or to be true, on grounds deemed valid, though not amounting to proof; to believe by anticipation; to infer; as, we may presume too far.
2. To venture, go, or act, by an assumption of leave or authority not granted; to go beyond what is warranted by the circumstances of the case; to venture beyond license; to take liberties; -- often with on or upon before the ground of confidence. Do not presume too much upon my love. Shak. This man presumes upon his parts. Locke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
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