Assumed — As*sumed , a. 1. Supposed. [1913 Webster] 2. Pretended; hypocritical; make believe; as, an assumed character. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
assumed — [adj1] pretended affected, artificial, bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, feigned, fictitious, imitation, made up, make believe, phony, pretended, put on, sham, simulated, spurious; concept 582 Ant. genuine, natural, real assumed [adj2] expected… … New thesaurus
assumed — [ə so͞omd, əsyo͞omd′] adj. 1. pretended; put on; fictitious 2. taken for granted … English World dictionary
Assumed — Assume As*sume , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assumed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assuming}.] [L. assumere; ad + sumere to take; sub + emere to take, buy: cf. F. assumer. See {Redeem}.] 1. To take to or upon one s self; to take formally and demonstratively;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
assumed — adj. (cannot stand alone) assumed to + inf. (she was assumed to be out of the country) * * * [ə sjuːmd] (cannot stand alone) assumed to + inf. (she was assumed to be out of the country) … Combinatory dictionary
assumed — assumedly /euh sooh mid lee/, adv. /euh soohmd /, adj. 1. adopted in order to deceive; fictitious; pretended; feigned: an assumed name; an assumed air of humility. 2. taken for granted; supposed: His assumed innocence proved untrue. 3. usurped.… … Universalium
assumed — adjective under an assumed name using a false name: He registered at the hotel under an assumed name … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
assumed — adjective adopted in order to deceive an assumed name an assumed cheerfulness a fictitious address fictive sympathy a pretended interest a put on childish voice sham modesty … Useful english dictionary
assumed — adj. Assumed is used with these nouns: ↑identity, ↑name … Collocations dictionary
assumed — adjective an assumed name Syn: false, fictitious, invented, made up, fake, bogus, sham, spurious, make believe, improvised, adopted; informal pretend, phony Ant: genuine … Thesaurus of popular words
