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Assume \As*sume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assumed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Assuming}.] [L. assumere; ad + sumere to take; sub +
emere to take, buy: cf. F. assumer. See {Redeem}.]
1. To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and
demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take
unjustly.

Trembling they stand while Jove assumes the throne.
--Pope.

The god assumed his native form again. --Pope.

2. To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a
fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively.

The consequences of assumed principles. --Whewell.

3. To pretend to possess; to take in appearance.

Ambition assuming the mask of religion. --Porteus.

Assume a virtue, if you have it not. --Shak.

4. To receive or adopt.

The sixth was a young knight of lesser renown and
lower rank, assumed into that honorable company.
--Sir W.
Scott.

Syn: To arrogate; usurp; appropriate.

Assume \As*sume"\, v. i.
1. To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due.
--Bp. Burnet.

2. (Law) To undertake, as by a promise. --Burrill.

Whitney Partners Chairman Gary Goldstein will head the new firm, called AFGL International. Paul Lucy, Albert Frank-Guenther's chief executive, will assume an unspecified "senior management position" at Foote Cone.
President Sarney's chief of staff resigned to assume control of Brazil's conservative Liberal Front Party.
The Labor Department's numbers already assume a steady stream of 800,000 immigrants a year; to reach his goal, Mr. Bush would have to see that number more than double.
While he does not believe the Conservative Party could take power, "I absolutely, definitely assume that they will become more and more negative from the point of view of stability as the country moves toward changes."
That seems to assume that the resulting higher payroll costs would not eliminate jobs.
The issue of a trustee who would assume control of the airline from Texas Air Chairman Frank Lorenzo was at the heart of the collapse of Ueberroth's $464 million deal to buy Eastern.
IMA also has agreed to assume $1.42 billion in debt, giving the acquisition a total indicated value of about $3.35 billion.
One of MOMA's "Ten Criteria" calls for a member to "assume responsibility for one's own life, though at times choosing to seek the help of others."
"Obviously, you can assume that he is not well," Slotnick said, but added that Goetz was in good spirits after the operation.
He felt the oath that he had taken as vice president was sufficient to assume the office of president, but in order to forestall any problems, he took a second oath.
Many assume - quite wrongly as it turns out - that the taste must be caused by the same water that was having so much effect on my tea.
"Maybe at the first stage it will lead to tension but if we see it in longer perspective, I assume it will eventually bring a relaxation," he said on Israel radio.
There is a switch in the cockpit that allows a pilot to assume manual control of the stabilator, the Army says.
Since one may reasonably assume that Adm.
As part of the agreement, Child World will assume $60 million of long-term subordinated debt that CNC owes to First Executive Corp., a Los Angeles insurance holding company.
So, it would be wrong to assume the F&B unit trust is better than a rival fund (which takes the annual charge from income) offering, say, 6 per cent.
"The Sandinistas interpreted this as an unwillingness of the Soviets to assume" responsibility to protect the regime, he says.
Hallwood initially proposed that the FDIC assume some of BancTexas's bad loans in return for its leading a debt restructuring and directing management.
As for Pneumo Abex, he says: "The idea that you can buy something you have never managed and assume you are going to liquidate is a lousy presumption."
The most recent change came three weeks ago when Charles H. Pistor Jr., chairman of the lead bank First RepublicBank Dallas, announced he would leave in mid-April and Fronterhouse would assume his duties.
"We assume that their offer means they will broadcast it in its entirety," his spokesman said.
He said, however, that he expects a potential buyer to assume an equal amount of the pension obligations.
The performance numbers calculated this way aren't exact, because they assume that shares held at the start of the quarter are retained until the end.
But to go on achieving their prodigious results, they assume increasing risk, skating on thinner and thinner ice.
Integrated common shares could be bought now for about $16 million, though an acquirer would have to assume big debts and the burden of negotiating with quarrelsome creditors.
But if you assume that underwriting requires scarce skills and that a whole set of institutions with financial skills is prevented from competing, Mr. Litan's argument makes sense.
That sounds attractive to some institutional investors, especially as they assume the government will stand behind the bonds despite the lack of a full faith and credit guarantee by the Treasury.
But Lusk suggested if Exxon disagrees, the government's only option is to federalize the effort and assume resposibility.
"I have to assume, like most do, that people make mistakes," said Childers.
It has been identified by Hanson as one of the core businesses it wishes to expand. Peabody will also assume responsibility for borrowings, including capitalised lease obligations of ADollars 120m (Pounds 53m).

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