as·sume
L
verb
past tense: assumed; past participle: assumed
1.
suppose to be the case, without proof.
I used to carry a pocket dictionary , to pin weasels down in arguments or debates,,, they always bail when you do that.
Then came wikimeaningofthemoment
Then all the dictionaries went to rapid 1984 weasel redefinition to suit the left mode.
I have since quit trying to reach the loony tunes in the meatworld as they are all vindictive and dangerous to life, limb and property when proven wrong and angered.