assumed

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.
[1615-25; ASSUME + -ED2]

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