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assumpt

/əˈsʌmpt/

assumpt noun: that which is assumed; an assumption.

Noun

assumpt (plural assumpts)

  1. (obsolete) That which is assumed; an assumption.
    • The sum of all your assumpts […]is this.1637, William Chillingworth, The Religion of Protestants a Safe Way to Salvation

Verb

assumpt (third-person singular simple present assumpts, present participle assumpting, simple past and past participle assumpted)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To take up; to elevate; to assume.
    • From thence assumpted Bishop of Lismore.1571, Edmund Campion, Historie Of Ireland

Forms of assumpt

Noun
pluralassumpts
Verb
third-person singular presentassumpts
present participleassumpting
past participleassumpted
pastassumpted

Origin of assumpt

From Latin assumptum, past participle neuter of assumō.

Questions about assumpt

What does assumpt mean?
Assumpt means that which is assumed; an assumption.
What part of speech is assumpt?
Assumpt can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce assumpt?
Assumpt is pronounced /əˈsʌmpt/.
What is the plural of assumpt?
The plural of assumpt is assumpts.

Words near assumpt in the dictionary

  1. assumingly
  2. assumingness
  3. assumings
  4. assumpsit
  5. assumpsits
  6. assumpt
  7. assumpted
  8. assumpting
  9. assumptio
  10. assumption
  11. assumption of risk

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