Assume
Assume verb - To take to or upon oneself.
Operate and assume are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Operate" instead a verb "Assume".
Nearby Words: assumption, assuming
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Not only does she consistently fail to make any type of machine operate, but she doesn't even know how boats work, leading Kyon to assume that the future has moved past buoyancy.
Source: Fish Out of Temporal Water -
Many (but not all) of them operate from the canonical statement that dwarves love only once, and assume that the brothers have bonded to each other.
Source: Incest Yay Shipping -
Since toons operate on Rule of Funny, it's safe to assume they can do whatever they want as long as there's a chance it'll be funny.
Source: Film / Who Framed Roger Rabbit
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