Emily Dickinson Lexicon

presume (-d, presuming, -s), v. [Fr. présumer or L. præsūm-ěre, take before, anticipate, take for granted, assume, suppose, dare < præ, before + sūmere, take.] (webplay: before, belief, bold, confident, death, defeated, die, estate, far, favor, God, hope, known, pride, real, supposing, take, true).

1. Dare; venture; try; aspire; make an arrogant attempt.
2. Usurp; take liberties; take advantage of something or someone; seize without right; take possession unlawfully; lay claim to something without proper authority.
3. Suppose; assume; guess; conjecture; suspect; expect; anticipate; take for granted; believe without proof.
4. [Fig.] know; be certain; be aware; have foreknowledge.