assumed

[ uh-soomd ]
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adjective
  1. adopted in order to deceive; fictitious; pretended; feigned: an assumed name; an assumed air of humility.

  2. taken for granted; supposed: His assumed innocence proved untrue.

Origin of assumed

1
First recorded in 1615–25; assume + -ed2

Other words from assumed

  • as·sum·ed·ly [uh-soo-mid-lee], /əˈsu mɪd li/, adverb
  • non·as·sumed, adjective
  • self-as·sumed, adjective
  • un·as·sumed, adjective
  • well-as·sumed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for assumed

assumed

/ (əˈsjuːmd) /


adjective
  1. false; fictitious: an assumed name

  2. taken for granted: an assumed result

  1. usurped; arrogated: an assumed authority

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