assume
uh-SOOM · verb
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Origin
From Latin assūmō, meaning "accept, take," formed from ad- ("to, towards, at") and sūmō ("take up, assume").
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Journey
The word has carried the sense of taking something up or onto oneself since its Latin root, whether that's a belief, a role, or a responsibility.
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