Main Entry: as·sump·tion

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈsəm(p)-shən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin assumption-, assumptio taking up, from Latin assumere

Date: 13th century

1 a : the taking up of a person into heaven b capitalized : August 15 observed in commemoration of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary
2 : a taking to or upon oneself <the assumption of a new position>
3 : the act of laying claim to or taking possession of something <the assumption of power>
4 : arrogance, pretension
5 a : an assuming that something is true b : a fact or statement (as a proposition, axiom, postulate, or notion) taken for granted
6 : the taking over of another's debts