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Assume

/əˈsjuːm/
To think something is true without proof

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Examples:

I assume you will join us for dinner.He assumed she was telling the truth.

Etymology:

etymology
The word assume comes from the Latin assumere, meaning to take up, take to oneself, from ad-, meaning to and sumere, meaning to take. It has been used in English since the late Middle Ages.

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