assumed

as-sumed · verb, adjective

imported

Definitions

verb, adjective

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of "assume."

  2. 2.

    Supposed or believed without proof.

  3. 3.

    False or adopted; not genuine.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    assumed name — a false name used to conceal one's identity
  • •
    assumed identity — a fake identity

Related words

Antonyms: established, proven, relinquished
See also: assume, assuming, assumption, false
Synonyms: adopted, presumed, supposed, taken on

Etymology

From Latin assumere ("to take up"), with the regular English past tense suffix "-ed."