Assume: Definition and part of speech

Assume

  1. v. i. To undertake, as by a promise.
  2. v. t. To take to or upon one’s self; to take formally and demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly.
  3. v. t. To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively.
  4. v. t. To pretend to possess; to take in appearance.
  5. v. t. To receive or adopt.
  6. v. i. To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due.
  7. The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Assumpsit: Definition and part of speech

Assumpsit

  1. n. An action to recover damages for a breach or nonperformance of a contract or promise, express or implied, oral or in writing not under seal. Common or indebitatus assumpsit is brought for the most part on an implied promise. Special assumpsit is founded on an express promise or undertaking.
  2. n. A promise or undertaking, founded on a consideration. This promise may be oral or in writing not under seal. It may be express or implied.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.