presume
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～ take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"
presume
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～ constitute reasonable evidence for; "A restaurant bill presumes the consumption of food"
presume
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～ take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission; "How dare you call my lawyer?"
presume
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～ take liberties or act with too much confidence
presuppose
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～ take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand; "I presuppose that you have done your work"
presuppose
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～ require as a necessary antecedent or precondition; "This step presupposes two prior ones"
pretend
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～ represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like; "She makes like an actress"
pretend
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～ behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting"
pretend
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～ put forward a claim and assert right or possession of; "pretend the title of King"
pretend
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～ state insincerely; "He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt"; "She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber"; "She pretends to be an expert on wine"
pretend
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～ make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
pretend
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～ put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"
pretermit
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～ disregard intentionally or let pass
pretermit
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～ leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
prevail
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～ be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
prevail
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～ continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
prevail
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～ prove superior; "The champion prevailed, though it was a hard fight"
prevail
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～ be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"
prevail
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～ use persuasion successfully; "He prevailed upon her to visit his parents"