- (v.t.) To assume or take beforehand; especially, to do or undertake without leave or authority previously obtained.
- (v.t.) To take or suppose to be true or entitled to belief, without examination or proof or on the strength of probability; to take for granted; to infer; to suppose.
- (v.i.) To suppose or assume something to be or to be true, on grounds deemed valid, though not amounting to proof; to believe by anticipation; to infer; as, we may presume too far.
- (v.i.) To venture, go or act, by an assumption of leave or authority not granted; to go beyond what is warranted by the circumstances of the case; to venture beyond license; to take liberties; -- often with on or upon before the ground of confidence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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