Assume and Lie

Assume

Assume verb - To take to or upon oneself.

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Lie and assume are semantically related in carry topic. In some cases you can use "Lie" instead a verb "Assume".

Nearby Words: assumption, assuming

Lie verb - To make a statement one knows to be untrue.

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Assume and lie are semantically related in carry topic. Sometimes you can use "Assume" instead a verb "Lie".

Nearby Word: lied

character	assume character	lie character
man	assume man	lie man
people	assume people	lie people
part	assume part	lie part
Other words: body, way, world, nothing.

Unfortunately, the people he doesn't lie to almost always assume he's lying, to disastrous results.

Source: Villains Never Lie
Although the premise of sleeper-agent Cylons hiding out in the fleet seems to make this inevitable, every major Reveal has instead had characters immediately assume it was all a lie first, then shoot, and ask questions later.

Source: Was It All a Lie?
Starfleet officially describes it as an "escort vessel", one can only assume while doing air quotes specifically to stress that this is a bald-faced lie.

Source: Cool Starship

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