presumes

verb

(transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.

(transitive) To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)].

(intransitive) To impose (on) for one's advantage; to be presumptuous; to take advantage (of); to take liberties (with) [with on or upon].

(transitive) To take as a premise; to assume for the sake of argument.

(transitive, now rare) To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission.

Roots

praepre- · Latin · before, in front sumo-sum · Latin · take up

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The word presumes breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pre-, from Latin prae (“before, in front”); and -sum, from Latin sumo (“take up”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.