assumpt

English

Etymology

From Latin assumptum, past participle neuter of assumō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈsʌmpt/

Noun

assumpt (plural assumpts)

1. (obsolete) That which is assumed; an assumption.
   • 1637, William Chillingworth, The Religion of Protestants a Safe Way to Salvation:

     The sum of all your assumpts […] is this.

Verb

assumpt (third-person singular simple present assumpts, present participle assumpting, simple past and past participle assumpted)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To take up; to elevate; to assume.
   • 1571, Edmund Campion, Historie Of Ireland:

     From thence assumpted Bishop of Lismore.

References

• “assumpt”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.