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as⋅sumed

   [uh-soomd]
–adjective
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.
Origin:
1615–25; assume + -ed 2
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as·sumed     (ə-sōōmd')  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Taken up or used so as to deceive; pretended: an assumed name.
  2. Taken for granted; supposed: an assumed increase in population.
as·sum'ed·ly (ə-sōō'mĭd-lē) adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Assumedly

As*sum"ed*ly\, adv. By assumption.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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