Assumption

1. n. A festival in honor of the ascent of the Virgin Mary into heaven.
2. n. The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one’s self; the act of taking up or adopting.
3. n. The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing without proof; supposition; unwarrantable claim.
4. n. The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.
5. n. The minor or second proposition in a categorical syllogism.
6. n. The taking of a person up into heaven.

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Assumptive

1. a. Assumed, or capable of being assumed; characterized by assumption; making unwarranted claims.

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Assurance

1. n. Any written or other legal evidence of the conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.
2. n. The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full confidence; that which is designed to give confidence.
3. n. The state of being assured; firm persuasion; full confidence or trust; freedom from doubt; certainty.
4. n. Firmness of mind; undoubting, steadiness; intrepidity; courage; confidence; self-reliance.
5. n. Excess of boldness; impudence; audacity; as, his assurance is intolerable.
6. n. Betrothal; affiance.
7. n. Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death.

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Assured

1. imp. & p. p. of Assure
2. a. Made sure; safe; insured; certain; indubitable; not doubting; bold to excess.

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Assuring

1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Assure

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Assure

1. v. t. To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to pay a specified sum at death. See Insure.
2. v. t. To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise, declaration, or other evidence.
3. v. t. To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the design of inspiring belief or confidence.
4. v. t. To confirm; to make certain or secure.
5. v. t. To affiance; to betroth.

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Assuredly

1. adv. Certainly; indubitably.

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Assuredness

1. n. The state of being assured; certainty; full confidence.

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Assurer

1. n. One who takes out a life assurance policy.
2. n. One who assures. Specifically: One who insures against loss; an insurer or underwriter.

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Assurgency

1. n. Act of rising.

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