used for the purpose of argument to indicate a premise on which a statement can be based
assuming that the treaty is ratified, what is its relevance?
arrogant or presumptuous
suppose to be the case, without proof
topics which assume detailed knowledge of local events
it is reasonable to assume that such changes have significant social effects
they were assumed to be foreign
take or begin to have (power or responsibility)
he assumed full responsibility for all organizational work
begin to have (a specified quality, appearance, or extent)
militant activity had assumed epidemic proportions