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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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