presume

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: resume

Antonyms: resume

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To be so [[presumptuous]] as (to do something) without proper [[authority]] or [[permission]] {{+obj|en|:to(inf)}}. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|transitive|now|_|rare}} To [[perform]], [[do]] (something) without [[authority]]; to [[lay claim]] to without [[permission]]. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[assume]] or [[suggest]] to be [[true]] (without [[proof]]); to [[take for granted]], to [[suppose]]. {{defdate|from 14th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To take as a [[premise]]; to [[assume]] [[for the sake of]] [[argument]].
5. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[impose]] (on) for one's [[advantage]]; to be [[presumptuous]]; to [[take advantage]] (of); to [[take liberties]] (with) {{+obj|en|:on/:upon}}. {{defdate|from 15th c.}}

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