[pre.sume] vb pre.sumed ; pre.sum.ing [ME, fr. LL & MF; LL praesumere to dare, fr. L, to anticipate, assume, fr. prae- + sumere to take; MF presumer to assume, fr. L praesumere--more at consume] vt (14c) 1: to undertake without leave or clear justification: dare
2: to expect or assume esp. with confidence
3: to suppose to be true without proof "presumed innocent until proved guilty"
4: to take for granted: imply ~ vi 1: to act or proceed presumptuously or on a presumption
2: to go beyond what is right or proper -- pre.sumed.ly adv -- pre.sum.er n