as·sump·tion [uh-suhmp-shuhn]
Show IPA noun 1. something taken for granted; a
supposition: a correct
assumption. Synonyms: presupposition; hypothesis, conjecture, guess, postulate, theory.
2. the act
of taking for granted or supposing. Synonyms:
presumption; presupposition.
3. the act of
taking to or upon oneself. Synonyms: acceptance,
shouldering. 4. the act of taking
possession of something: the assumption of
power. Synonyms:
seizure, appropriation, usurpation,
arrogation. 5.
arrogance; presumption.
Synonyms: presumptuousness; effrontery,
forwardness, gall. 
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