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assume

verb
  1. to take on titles, offices, duties, or responsibilities
    “When will the new President assume office?”
    adopttake ontake over
  2. to take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
    “The angel assumed the shape of a lion.”
    take
  3. to take to be the case or to be true
    “I can only assume what you are saying is true, as I was not there.”
    presume
  4. to take up someone's soul into heaven
    “This is the day when May was assumed into heaven.”
  5. to make a pretence of
    “The athlete assumed indifference, even though they were seething with anger.”
    sham
  6. to occupy or take on
    “The yogi assumed the lotus position.”
    strike
  7. to seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
    “I assumed control of the company.”
    seizetake overusurparrogate