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presumed |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Presume \Pre*sume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presumed}; p. pr & vb n. {Presuming}.] [F. pr['e]sumer, L. praesumere praesumptum prae before + sumere to take See {Assume}, {Redeem}.] 1. To assume or take beforehand; esp., to do or undertake without leave or authority previously obtained. Dare he presume to scorn us in this manner? --Shak. Bold deed thou hast presumed, adventurous Eve. --Milton. 2. To take or suppose to be true, or entitled to belief, without examination or proof, or on the strength of probability; to take for granted; to infer; to suppose. Every man is to be presumed innocent till he is proved to be guilty. --Blackstone. What rests but that the mortal sentence pass, . . . Which he presumes already vain and void, Because not yet inflicted? --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: presumed adj : presumed to be true in the absence of proof to the contrary; "the presumed reason for his anger" [syn: {presumed(a)}]
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