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Nouns (16)

n. (logic) a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident

n. an associate degree in nursing

n. a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

n. a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar

shilling, S, schilling, euro, Austrian Schilling, ?, AS

n. formerly the basic unit of money in Austria

Axiom

n. juridic software company

Verbs (27)

assume

v. take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when May was assumed into heaven"

assume, presume

v. take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"

take, assume

v. occupy or take on; "He assumes the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage"; "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her position behind the tree"; "strike a pose"

take, acquire, assume, take on

v. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"

assume, take over, usurp, arrogate

v. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"

bear, assume, accept, take over

v. take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"

adopt, assume, take on, take over

v. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"

sham, assume, feign, pretend, dissemble, simulate

v. make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"

Adverbs (4)

equally, as, just as, every bit as

adv. "They were equally beautiful"

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (124)

assumption, premise, premiss

n. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"

principle, precept

n. rule of personal conduct

truism

n. an obvious truth

lesson, moral

n. the significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"

principle, precept

n. rule of personal conduct

canon

n. a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"

order, rescript, decree, edict, fiat

n. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"

law

n. legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity; "there is a law against kidnapping"

regulation, ordinance

n. an authoritative rule

suspect, hold in suspicion, believe to be guilty

v. hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"

feel

v. have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude; "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves"

judge, pass judgment on, form an opinion of

v. form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"

gather, understand, infer

v. believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?"

think, believe

v. judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"

infer, deduce

v. conclude by reasoning; in logic

generalize, infer, extrapolate, generalise

v. draw from specific cases for more general cases

shoulder, carry a burden

v. carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"

bear

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

hit, make, reach, gain, get to, arrive at, attain, get through to

v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

work, crop, cultivate

v. prepare for crops; "Work the soil"; "cultivate the land"

shoulder, carry a burden

v. carry a burden, either real or metaphoric; "shoulder the burden"

mind, heed, pay attention to, listen to

v. pay close attention to; give heed to; "Heed the advice of the old men"

wear, don, put on, get into

v. put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"

hijack, highjack, pirate, commandeer, expropriate

v. take arbitrarily or by force; "The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami"

overthrow, bring down

v. cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"

dethrone

v. remove a monarch from the throne; "If the King does not abdicate, he will have to be dethroned"

expel, throw out, boot out, kick out, oust, drum out

v. remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"

shoulder, lift onto one's shoulders

v. lift onto one's shoulders

ham, overact, overplay

v. exaggerate one's acting

trick, fox, fob, play a trick on

v. deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"

bunco, con, gyp, swindle, rook, mulct, nobble, diddle, defraud

v. deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"

gull, fool, dupe, befool

v. make a fool or dupe of

cheat

v. engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?"

dribble, drool, drivel, slobber, slaver, slabber

v. let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled"

sham, affect, feign, pretend, dissemble

v. make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

pretend, assert falsely

v. make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"

imagine, ideate, conceive of, envisage

v. form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"

cause, create, originate

v. make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor"

manufacture, construct, fabricate

v. put together out of components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"

counterfeit, fake, forge

v. make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"

Synonyms (3)

take, have, accept

v. receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

Antonyms (6)

lift, rise, go up, come up, ascend, move up

v. move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"

assume as an axiom

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