transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈsüm ]
transitive verb
( as·sumed ; as·sum·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin assumere, from ad- + sumere to take — more at consume
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : to take up or in : receive
b. : to take into partnership, employment, or use
2.
a. : to take to or upon oneself : undertake
assume responsibility
b. : put on , don
c. : to place oneself in
assume a position
3. : seize , usurp
assume control
4. : to pretend to have or be : feign
assumed an air of confidence in spite of her dismay
5. : to take as granted or true : suppose
I assume he'll be there
6. : to take over (the debts of another) as one's own
• as·sum·abil·i·ty -ˌsü-mə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun
• as·sum·able -ˈsü-mə-bəl adjective
• as·sum·ably -blē adverb
Synonyms:
assume , affect , pretend , simulate , feign , counterfeit , sham mean to put on a false or deceptive appearance. assume often implies a justifiable motive rather than an intent to deceive
assumed an air of cheerfulness around the patients
affect implies making a false show of possessing, using, or feeling
affected an interest in art
pretend implies an overt and sustained false appearance
pretended that nothing had happened
simulate suggests a close imitation of the appearance of something
cosmetics that simulate a suntan
feign implies more artful invention than pretend , less specific mimicry than simulate
feigned sickness
counterfeit implies achieving the highest degree of verisimilitude of any of these words
an actor counterfeiting drunkenness
sham implies an obvious falseness that fools only the gullible
shammed a most unconvincing limp