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assume

verbid 56·updated Jun 3, 2026
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accept something as true for the purpose of analysis or argument

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Classifications

Cognitive

Understand72%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Responsibility

Unclassifiedauthoritativetrigger_default_value

Automation

Unclassifiedauthoritativetrigger_default_value

Variants

synonym
adoptarrogatepresumeseizeshamstriketaketake ontake overusurp
pasttense
assumed
presentparticiple
assuming
thirdpersonsingular
assumes
pastparticiple
assumed

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary7 sensesview framework →
§1
to take on titles, offices, duties, or responsibilities
§2
to take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
§3
to take to be the case or to be true
§4
to take up someone's soul into heaven
§5
to make a pretence of
§6
to occupy or take on
§7
to seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
accept something as true for the purpose of analysis or argument
DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column

Outgoing relationships

verbLevel
  • analyzelexicon:CognitiveLevel

Incoming relationships

No incoming triples
No other term currently asserts a relationship to this one.