Assume (7)
'assume' is the definition.
(I know that assume can be written as adopt)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for adopt that I've seen before include "Formally approve" , "choose as candidate" , "Take responsibility for" , "Accept as one's own" , "Start to wear" .)
'assume' is the definition.
(I know that suppose is a more specific form of assume)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for suppose that I've seen before include "Guess" , "Reckon, think" , "Assume without proof" , "Think, assume" , "Judge" .)
'assume' is the definition.
(taking for granted is a kind of assuming)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for take for granted that I've seen before include "Treat casually and without respect" , "Assume" .)