Definitions
the act of taking possession of or power over something
Word origin
From Middle English assumpcioun, from Medieval Latin assūmptiō (“a taking up (into heaven)”) and Latin assūmptiō (“a taking up, adoption, the minor proposition of a syllogism”) (whence -ion), from Latin assūmō (whence as- (“assimilated form of ad-”). See also assume. Doublet of assumptio.
Used in a sentence
“His assumption of secretarial duties was timely.”
“Their assumption of his guilt disqualified them from jury duty.”
“No doubt a finite evaluative argument must make some unargued evaluative assumptions, just as finite factual arguments must make some unargued factual assumptions.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Unproved premise”10 letters
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