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Word:
assumed
IPA transcription: [əs'umd]
Pronunciations of assumed
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adverb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put_on, sham
Meaning:
adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
Usage examples
Assumed almost heroic proportions
He had assumed a look of depression.
The name that she assumed was Marpha.
Michael's face assumed an expression of terror.
Life had assumed a more settled and orderly course.
It assumed to be written by a gentleman in New York.
Apparently he assumed the colour of supernatural beings.
She bent forward with assumed interest to watch the scoring.
He looked about him with curiosity, together with assumed ease.
Therefore in their assumed bodies they exercise functions of life.
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Elizabeth II
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George Lansbury
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