Assume and Figure

Assume

Assume verb - To take as true or as a fact without actual proof.

Usage example: everyone assumed, wrongly, that someone else was bringing dessert

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Figure and assume are semantically related. (North American) In some cases you can use "Figure" instead a verb "Assume".

Nearby Words: assumption, assuming

Figure verb - To have as an opinion.

Usage example: the father figures that girls should have the same athletic opportunities as boys and supports his daughter's interest in soccer

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Assume and figure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Assume" instead a verb "Figure".

Nearby Words: figured, figuring, figurine, figuration, fig

character	assume character	figure character
kind	assume kind	figure kind
thanks	assume thanks	figure thanks
position	assume position	figure position
Other words: reputation, way, personality, identity, names.

Most players will probably be able to figure it out, but those who assume they just don't have the right move yet might go the whole game skipping them entirely.

Source: Video Game / Brütal Legend
Whatever the precise figure of the disappeared, however, we can safely assume that it included hundred of thousands, if not millions of young, attractive white women.

Source: Missing White Woman Syndrome
If an older man has a beard in a Kafka novel, you can assume he's a terrifying, castrating authority figure.

Source: Badass Beard