Crossword Dictionary
ASSUMe
assume, presume, take for granted - v
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"
Synonyms
accept, conclude, consider, estimate, expect, guess, infer, presume, speculate, suspect, think, understand, ascertain, conjecture, deduce, deem, divine, fancy, find, gather, hypothesize, imagine, judge, posit, postulate, predicate, presuppose, suppose, surmise, theorize
Examples
Alex had always taken care of his family, but was it irresponsible to assume he always would?
History seems to assume that this force is self-evident and known to everyone.
I shall assume that she has the normal child's capacity of assimilation and imitation.
Etymology
early 15c., "to arrogate, take upon oneself," from Latin assumere, adsumere "to take up, take to oneself, take besides, obtain in addition," from ad "to, toward, up to" (see ad-) + sumere "to take," from sub "under" (see sub-) + emere "to take" (from PIE root *em- "to take, distribute").