assume vs dress

dress vs assume

assume is not a noun while dress is a noun.

assume is not an adjective while dress is an adjective.

assume and dress both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
assume	No	No	Yes	No
dress	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, dress is a hypernym of assume; that is, dress is a word with a broader meaning than assume:

assume: put clothing on one's body
dress: put on clothes

Other hypernyms of assume include get dressed.

assume (noun)	dress (noun)
	a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
	clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
	clothing in general

assume (adjective)	dress (adjective)
	(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
	suitable for formal occasions

assume (verb)	dress (verb)
put clothing on one's body	put on clothes
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect	provide with clothes or put clothes on
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof	apply a bandage or medication to
take up someone's soul into heaven	arrange attractively
make a pretence of	dress or groom with elaborate care
occupy or take on	give a neat appearance to
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession	dress in a certain manner
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person	kill and prepare for market or consumption
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities	convert into leather
	put a dressing on
	put a finish on
	cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
	provide with decoration
	cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
	decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
	arrange in ranks

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