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as-sūm′, v.t. to adopt, take in: to take up, to take upon one's self: to take for granted: to arrogate: to pretend to po e .— v.i. to claim unduly: to be arrogant.— adjs. A um′able , A ump′tive , that may be a umed.— adv. A um′ably , presumably.— adj. A umed′ , appropriated, usurped: pretended: taken as the basis of argument.— advs. A um′edly , A um′ingly .— adj. A um′ing , haughty: arrogant. [L. a umĕre — ad , to, sumĕre , sumptum , to take.]