Assume
Assume verb - To take to or upon oneself.
Figuring and assume are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Figuring" with "Assume", this verbs are similar.
Nearby Words: assumption, assuming
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Niles fits the trope so well in-universe that other characters occasionally assume he's gay (either not knowing about Daphne, or figuring that she's The Beard).
Source: Ambiguously Gay / Live-Action TV -
No, they just assume that their friends are being Jerk Asses, never figuring out the "if something is weird, it's caused by magic" rule.
Source: Genre Blindness aka: Genre Blind -
If you spend too much time figuring out the secret passage after tricking him out of the room, he'll come back, assume you're a thief and send you to the gallows for a game over.
Source: Timed Mission
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