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presumeOne entry found for presume. Main Entry: pre新umePronunciation: pri-'züm Function: verb Inflected Form(s): pre新umed; pre新um搏ng Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin & Anglo-French; Anglo-French presumer, from Late Latin praesumere to dare, from Latin, to anticipate, assume, from prae- + sumere to take -- more at CONSUME transitive verb 1 : to undertake without leave or clear justification : DARE 2 : to expect or assume especially with confidence 3 : to suppose to be true without proof <presumed innocent until proved guilty> 4 : to take for granted : IMPLY intransitive verb 1 : to act or proceed presumptuously or on a presumption 2 : to go beyond what is right or proper - pre新umed損y - pre新um搪r noun
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