Assume and Look

Assume

Assume verb - To take to or upon oneself.

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

Nearby Words: assumption, assuming

Look verb - To give the impression of being.

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Assume and look are semantically related in consider topic. Sometimes you can use "Assume" instead a verb "Look".

Nearby Words: lookout, looked, looker, looking, lookup

power	assume power	look power
people	assume people	look people
part	assume part	look part
thanks	assume thanks	look thanks
Other words: name, someone, appearance, form, way, nothing, age, powers.

The filmmakers intentionally designed non-American locations to look like what Americans might assume those places to look like.

Source: Film / Team America: World Police
In the west, people typically look at his name and assume that it rhymes with a word like "sang".

Source: No Pronunciation Guide
For My Week With Marilyn we can safely assume that this is what they were going for when casting Michelle Williams, who doesn't look all that much like Marilyn Monroe.

Source: Ability over Appearance

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