We found 31 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word assume:
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 General (23 matching dictionaries)
- assume: Compact Oxford English Dictionary [home, info]
- assume: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
- assume: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition [home, info]
- assume: Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info]
- Assume: Wiktionary [home, info]
- assume: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
- assume: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
- assume: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
- assume: Dictionary.com [home, info]
- assume: Online Etymology Dictionary [home, info]
- assume: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
- assume: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
- Assume: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
- Assume: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
- assume: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
- assume: Rhymezone [home, info]
- assume: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
- assume: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
- assume: Free Dictionary [home, info]
- assume: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
- assume: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
- assume: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
- assume: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
Business (7 matching dictionaries)
- Assume: MoneyGlossary.com [home, info]
- assume: Law.com Dictionary [home, info]
- Assume: AMEX Dictionary of Financial Risk Management [home, info]
- assume: Glossary of Legal Terms [home, info]
- assume: Legal dictionary [home, info]
- assume: Financial dictionary [home, info]
- assume: BusinessDictionary.com [home, info]
Computing (1 matching dictionary)
- assume: Encyclopedia [home, info]
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Quick definitions (assume)
▸ verb: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession ("He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town")
▸ verb: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities ("When will the new President assume office?")
▸ verb: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect ("She assumed strange manners")
▸ verb: take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof ("I assume his train was late")
▸ verb: Christianity, obsolete; take up someone's soul into heaven ("This is the day when May was assumed into heaven")
▸ verb: occupy or take on ("He assumes the lotus position")
▸ verb: make a pretence of ("She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger")
▸ verb: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
▸ verb: put clothing on one's body ("The queen assumed the stately robes")
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