" assume "

1: to take to or upon oneself;

  * e.g., " ... we promised to assume responsibility for any damage to the flower beds caused by the volleyball game in the backyard "

•  Synonyms : 

•  accept,

•  bear,

•  shoulder,

•  take over,

•  undertake

•  Antonyms : 

•  disavow,

•  disclaim,

•  disown,

•  repudiate

2: to take as true or as a fact without actual proof;

  * e.g., " ... everyone assumed, wrongly, that someone else was bringing dessert "

•  Synonyms : 

•  hypothecate,

•  hypothesize,

•  postulate,

•  premise,

•  presume,

•  presuppose,

•  say,

•  suppose

•  Antonyms : 

•  ax,

•  can,

•  discharge,

•  dismiss,

•  fire,

•  sack

3: to form an opinion from little or no evidence;

  * e.g., " ... as I just assumed it was too late to go out, I didn't think to ask "

•  Synonyms : 

•  conjecture,

•  daresay,

•  guess,

•  imagine,

•  presume,

•  speculate,

•  suppose,

•  surmise,

•  suspect,

•  suspicion

•  Antonyms : 

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