
assumed
adj 1: accepted as real or true without proof; "an assumed increase
in population"; "the assumed reason for his absence";
"assumptive beliefs"; "his loyalty was taken for
granted" [syn: {assumptive}, {taken for granted(p)}]
2: taken as your right without justification; "was hearing
evidence in an assumed capacity"; "Congress's arrogated
powers over domains hitherto belonging to the states"
[syn: {arrogated}]
3: 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" [syn: {false}, {fictitious}, {fictive}, {pretended},
{put on}, {sham}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0