assumpt

English

Etymology

From Latin assumptum, past participle neuter of assumere.

Noun

assumpt (plural assumpts)

  1. (obsolete) That which is assumed; an assumption.
    • Chillingworth
      The sun of all your assumpts is this.

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.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for assumpt in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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