All 5 Uses of
presume
in
Angels & Demons
- "Please forgive my presumption," the voice said.†
Chpt 2
- Science even presumes to rearrange our own DNA.†
Chpt 93-94 *
- How can you presume to question that kind of power!†
Chpt 127-128
- I could not stand by while science presumed to harness the power of God himself!†
Chpt 131-132
- Vetra, Although it is my profound desire to request your discretion in the matters of the past 24 hours, I cannot possibly presume to ask more of you than you have already given.†
Chpt 137
Definition:
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(presumptuous as in: she is presumptuous) exercising privileges to which one is not entitled -- such as being too familiar or too bossy