Assume isn't only used to mean "accept as truth without checking"; it also means "take on the form of." It might be safer if you don't assume that the vampire standing in front of you isn't merely a person assuming that form.
To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly.
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put clothing on one''s body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"
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take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
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take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"
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Christianity, obsolete; take up someone''s soul into heaven; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven"
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make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
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occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"
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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"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
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take on as one''s own the expenses or debts of another person; "I''ll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
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take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"
v. t.
To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and
demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly.
v. t.
To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a
fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively.
v. t.
To pretend to possess; to take in appearance.
v. t.
To receive or adopt.
v. i.
To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is
due.
v. i.
To undertake, as by a promise.
Assume
Trembling they stand while Jove assumes the throne.
The god assumed his native form again.2.
The consequences of assumed principles.3.
Ambition assuming the mask of religion.
Assume a virtue, if you have it not.4.
The sixth was a young knight of lesser renown and lower rank, assumed into that honorable company.
Assume
To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly.
To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due.
Usage Examples
A task becomes a duty from the moment you suspect it to be an essential part of that integrity which alone entitles a man to assume responsibility.
I think a lot of times we don't pay enough attention to people with a positive attitude because we assume they are naive or stupid or unschooled.
I became a larger than life figure for one reason only. When you're quoted in the 'Wall Street Journal,' the 'New York Times,' constantly as the expert in the business people assume you're a lot bigger than you are. And then I had to run like hell to catch up with my own image.
I shall not change my course because those who assume to be better than I desire it.
I assume we will have figured out a way to efficiently utilize solar energy and tied that to an efficient way to use nuclear energy in such a way that it doesn't pose a serious environmental issue.
Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputation on the line in support of an idea or enterprise. They willingly assume responsibility for the success or failure of a venture and are answerable for all its facets.
I assume everything I do in life is gonna be a failure, and then if it turns up roses, then I'm psyched.
All the evidence that we have indicates that it is reasonable to assume in practically every human being, and certainly in almost every newborn baby, that there is an active will toward health, an impulse towards growth, or towards the actualization.
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Other Usage ExamplesI think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately.
Guys are simple... women are not simple and they always assume that men must be just as complicated as they are, only way more mysterious. The whole point is guys are not thinking much. They are just what they appear to be. Tragically.
I don't believe that I personally have been changed by the money. The bad thing is people assume you've changed because now you have money.
I don't know why they're doing it. I have to assume that their motives are positive, not negative. But they don't understand the severity of the problem in this state.
All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power must always be accompanied by moral choice.
I tend to play strong characters and people just assume that I would want to play romantic comedies, which I would love to do, but there are other women that do it so great and they maybe couldn't do what I do, play the kind of characters that I play.
Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also.
Every time I go and shave, I assume there's someone else on the planet shaving. So I say, 'I'm gonna go shave, too.'
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