Both Uses of
assume
in
Northanger Abbey
- But some emotion must appear to be raised by your reply, and surprise is more easily assumed, and not less reasonable than any other.†
Chpt 3 *
- She looked at him with great admiration, and even supposed it possible that some people might think him handsomer than his brother, though, in her eyes, his air was more assuming, and his countenance less prepossessing.†
Chpt 16
Definition:
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(assume as in: I assume it's true) to accept something as true without proof