| verb | take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof “I assume his train was late” |
| verb | take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities “When will the new President assume office?” |
| verb | take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect “His voice took on a sad tone” |
| verb | take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person “I'll accept the charges” |
| verb | occupy or take on “He assumes the lotus position” |
| verb | seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession “He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town” |
| verb | make a pretence of “She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger” |
| verb | take up someone's soul into heaven “This is the day when May was assumed into heaven” |
| verb | put clothing on one's body “What should I wear today?” |
| adjective | adopted in order to deceive “an assumed name” |
| assumptive | adjective | accepted as real or true without proof |
| assumption | noun | a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn |
| presumptive | adjective | having a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance |
| presumption | noun | (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed |
| usurpation | noun | wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority) |
| usurper | noun | one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another |
| takeover | noun | a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force |
| arrogation | noun | seizure by the government |
| arrogator | noun | a person who through conceit makes pretentious claims to rights or advantages that he or she is not entitled to or to qualities that he or she does not possess |
| simulation | noun | the act of giving a false appearance |
| sham | noun | a person who makes deceitful pretenses |
| shammer | noun | someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity |
| feigning | noun | the act of giving a false appearance |
| Assumption | noun | (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended |
| wearable | adjective | suitable for wear or able to be worn |
| wear | noun | a covering designed to be worn on a person's body |
| falseness | noun | the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical |
| fiction | noun | a deliberately false or improbable account |