assumption

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1. the act of taking possession of or power over something (noun.act)

hypernym	:	acquisition,
definition	:	the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something (noun.act)

2. the act of assuming or taking for granted (noun.act)

hypernym	:	act, deed, human action, human activity,
definition	:	something that people do or cause to happen (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	position,
definition	:	the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom (noun.act)

3. audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	audaciousness, audacity,
definition	:	aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	uppishness, uppityness,
definition	:	assumption of airs beyond one's station (noun.attribute)

4. a hypothesis that is taken for granted (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	hypothesis, possibility, theory,
definition	:	a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	conclusion,
definition	:	an intuitive assumption (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	base, basis, cornerstone, foundation, fundament, groundwork,
definition	:	the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	given, precondition, presumption,
definition	:	an assumption that is taken for granted (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	basic assumption, constatation, self-evident truth,
definition	:	an assumption that is basic to an argument (noun.cognition)

5. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	posit, postulate,
definition	:	(logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	major premise, major premiss,
definition	:	the premise of a syllogism that contains the major term (which is the predicate of the conclusion) (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption,
definition	:	the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	thesis,
definition	:	an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	condition, precondition, stipulation,
definition	:	an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	scenario,
definition	:	a postulated sequence of possible events (noun.communication)

6. (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended (noun.event)

hypernym	:	miracle,
definition	:	a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent (noun.event)

domain category	:	christian religion, christianity,
definition	:	a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior (noun.cognition)

7. celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church (noun.time)

hypernym	:	holy day of obligation,
definition	:	a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion (noun.time)

part meronym	:	aug, august,
definition	:	the month following July and preceding September (noun.time)

8. the act of taking possession of or power over something (noun.act)

derivation	:	arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp,
definition	:	seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession (verb.possession)

derivation	:	accept, assume, bear, take over,
definition	:	take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person (verb.possession)

derivation	:	adopt, assume, take on, take over,
definition	:	take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities (verb.social)

9. the act of assuming or taking for granted (noun.act)

derivation	:	assume, presume, take for granted,
definition	:	take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof (verb.cognition)

10. audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	presume,
definition	:	take liberties or act with too much confidence (verb.body)

derivation	:	assuming, assumptive, presumptuous,
definition	:	excessively forward (adj.all)

11. a hypothesis that is taken for granted (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	assume, presume, take for granted,
definition	:	take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	say, suppose,
definition	:	express a supposition (verb.communication)

derivation	:	conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious,
definition	:	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence (adj.all)

12. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn (noun.communication)

derivation	:	assume, presume, take for granted,
definition	:	take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	premise, premiss,
definition	:	take something as preexisting and given (verb.cognition)

13. (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended (noun.event)

derivation	:	assume,
definition	:	take up someone's soul into heaven (verb.contact)

14. the act of taking possession of or power over something (noun.act)

derivation	:	arrogate, assume, seize, take over, usurp,
definition	:	seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession (verb.possession)

derivation	:	accept, assume, bear, take over,
definition	:	take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person (verb.possession)

derivation	:	adopt, assume, take on, take over,
definition	:	take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities (verb.social)

15. the act of assuming or taking for granted (noun.act)

derivation	:	assume, presume, take for granted,
definition	:	take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof (verb.cognition)

16. audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	presume,
definition	:	take liberties or act with too much confidence (verb.body)

derivation	:	assuming, assumptive, presumptuous,
definition	:	excessively forward (adj.all)

17. a hypothesis that is taken for granted (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	assume, presume, take for granted,
definition	:	take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	say, suppose,
definition	:	express a supposition (verb.communication)

derivation	:	conjectural, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious,
definition	:	based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence (adj.all)

18. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn (noun.communication)

derivation	:	assume, presume, take for granted,
definition	:	take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	premise, premiss,
definition	:	take something as preexisting and given (verb.cognition)

19. (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended (noun.event)

derivation	:	assume,
definition	:	take up someone's soul into heaven (verb.contact)

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