assume
to take as true or take on
Root
- sume / sumpt: take, take up, or use up
Other words with the sume / sumpt root
- consume: to use up or eat
- presume: to suppose or take for granted
- presumptuous: too bold, forward, or taking too much for granted
- resume: to begin again or take up again
- subsume: to include within a larger category
Assume begins with taking up: take an idea as true or take on a role.
Do not assume the familiar-looking answer is correct.