Definition of assumed
1
: not true or real : deliberately pretended or feigned
an assumed cheerfulness an assumed air of indifference
: false, fictitious
an assumed name
2
: taken for granted : supposed
the assumed reason for his absence
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The first known use of assumed was in 1813
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