Wordiyosum
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From Latin sūmere (to take, take up), a compound of sub- + emere (to buy/take). Prefixes shift the "taking": assume (take to oneself), consume (take up completely), presume (take beforehand), resume (take back/again), and subsume (take under a larger category). Summit and supreme come from a related sense of "the highest taken point."
Associated Words
assume
To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
consume
To use up a resource; to eat or drink; to occupy one's thoughts entirely
consumer
A person who buys or uses goods and services
consumption
The act or amount of using, eating, or drinking something
presumable
Capable of being assumed without direct proof
presumably
As one would reasonably suppose; probably
presume
To suppose something is true without proof; to act without permission
presumption
An assumption taken as true; arrogant overconfidence
presumptuous
Behaving with excessive boldness beyond what is appropriate
resume
To continue after a pause; a document listing qualifications for a job
subsume
To include or classify within a larger category
sum
A total of numbers added together; an amount of money; to add up
summary
A brief statement of main points; concise and done without full procedure
summation
A summary or concluding statement; the process of adding items together
summit
The highest point of a mountain; a high-level meeting between heads of government
supreme
Highest in power or rank; greatest or most extreme
time-consuming
Taking up a large amount of time