Assume Crossword Clue – 3 Answers (5-6 Letters)

Q: What's the best solution for Assume?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Assume is ADOPT. Other possible answers include TAKEON, USURP.

Q: How many solutions are there for Assume?

We have found 3 possible answers for the crossword clue Assume.

Q: Which crosswords feature clues like Assume?

Clues like Assume often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Times Quick Cryptic, The Guardian Prize, The Daily Telegraph Toughie, The Times Jumbo, The Times Daily, among others.

5 letter answer(s) to assume

ADOPT

choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"
take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"
take up and practice as one's own
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"

USURP

seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"

Frequently asked questions about ‘Assume’

What's the best solution for Assume?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Assume is ADOPT. Other possible answers include TAKEON, USURP.

How many solutions are there for Assume?

We have found 3 possible answers for the crossword clue Assume.

Which crosswords feature clues like Assume?

Clues like Assume often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Times Quick Cryptic, The Guardian Prize, The Daily Telegraph Toughie, The Times Jumbo, The Times Daily, among others.

Clue	Answers
Take in	17
Appropriate	15
Take on	9
Seize	7
Hire	5
Embrace	4
Grab	4
Take by force	4
Take over	4
Put into effect	3
Take as one's own	3
Take forcibly	3
Take up	3
Espouse	2
Foster	2
Ratify	2
Take for one's own	2
Take under one's wing	2
Accept as one's own	1
Add to the family	1
Almost certain to break up - that's appropriate	1
Appropriate American insurers withdraw	1
Appropriate trousers put on, which is appropriate	1
Assume responsibility for	1
Assume, as a task	1
Begin using	1
Decide to use	1
Emulate Mia	1
Illegally seize something from Manchu, surprisingly	1
Improperly seize	1
Make one's own	1
Move in on	1
Opposite of reject	1
Oust American way of speaking around university	1
Seize (power) illegally	1
Seize chateau at last by surprise? Not half!	1
Seize possession of	1
Seize power by force	1
Seize power from	1
Seize unlawfully	1
Seize without authority	1
Seize wrongfully	1
Supplant (someone in power)	1
Take 4, clue 4	1
Take control by force	1
Take control illegally	1
Take in or on	1
Take in, as a stray cat	1
Take on a party post, though not having the heart	1
Take on a party? Parliament’s gutted	1

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