Read full poem →I bid Love ask, and now
That it assume thy body, I allow,
And fix itself in thy lip, eye, and brow.
Dictionary Entry
assume
Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/əˈsuːm/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
In a Sentence
“We assume that, as her parents were dentists, she knows quite a bit about dentistry.”
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Poetry examples for “assume”
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Read full poem →AGAIN rejoicing Nature sees
Her robe assume its vernal hues:
Her leafy locks wave in the breeze,