assumedst

Verb

assume (third-person singular simple present assumes, present participle assuming, simple past and past participle assumed)

1. To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
   • We assume that, as her parents were dentists, she knows quite a bit about dentistry.
2. To take on a position, duty or form.
   • Mr. Jones will assume the position of a lifeguard until a proper replacement is found.
3. To adopt a feigned quality or manner; to claim without right; to arrogate.
   • He assumed an air of indifference.
4. To receive, adopt (a person).
   • The sixth was a young knight of lesser renown and lower rank, assumed into that honorable company.1819 December 20 (indicated as 1820), Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co....
5. To adopt (an idea or cause).