-ümd adjective
1. : take as one's right or possession : appropriated, usurped
hearing evidence in an assumed capacity
2.
a. : make-believe , pretended , feigned
an assumed cheerfulness
b. : fictitious , false
an assumed name
3. : taken for granted : supposed
the assumed reason for his absence
• as·sum·ed·ly -mə̇dlē, -li adverb