Assume and Change

Assume

Assume verb - Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect.

Usage example: She assumed strange manners

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Change and assume are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Change" instead a verb "Assume".

Nearby Words: assumption, assuming

Change verb - To make different in some way.

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Assume and change are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assume" instead a verb "Change".

character	assume character	change character
life	assume life	change life
people	assume people	change people
position	assume position	change position
Other words: body, name, appearance, form, fact, way, shape, personality, world, title, voice, names, forms.

Passers may be willing to change their specific appearance, but almost invariably have a very specific gender and sexuality they assume.

Source: Shapeshifters Do It for a Change
Even with the change from radioactive contamination to genetic engineering, it's reasonable to assume the spider never made it very far.

Source: Film / Spider-Man
Apparently 20 Minutes into the Future default computer settings assume impared vision and are very difficult to change.

Source: Viewer-Friendly Interface

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