assume
as.sume \*-'su:m\ vt [ME assumen, fr. L assumere, fr. ad- + sumere to take
-m more at CONSUME 1a: to take up or in : RECEIVE 1b: to take into
partnership, employment, or use 2a: to take to or upon oneself : UNDERTAKE
2b: to put on (clothing) : DON 3: SEIZE, USURP 4: to take in appearance
only 5: to take as granted or true : SUPPOSE 6: to take over (the debts
of another) as one's ownM, COUNTERFEIT, SHAM mean to put on a false or
deceptive appearance. ASSUME often implies a justifiable motive rather than
an intent to deceive; AFFECT implies making a false show of possessing,
using, or feeling; PRETEND implies overt and sustained profession of what
is known to be false or not genuinely believed or felt; SIMULATE suggests
assuming the appearance of something (as an emotion) by imitating the signs
of it; FEIGN implies more artful invention than PRETEND, less specific
mimicry than SIMULATE; COUNTERFEIT implies achieving the highest degree of
verisimilitude of any of these words; SHAM implies an obvious falseness
that fools only the gullible SYN syn ASSUME, AFFECT, PRETEND, SIMULATE,
FEIGN)