dress vs assume

assume vs dress

dress is a noun but assume is not a noun.

dress is an adjective but assume is not an adjective.

dress and assume both are verbs.

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

As verbs, assume is a hyponym of dress; that is, assume is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dress:

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

Other hyponyms of dress include attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, dress, dress up, dress down, underdress, prink, bundle up, don, get into, put on, wear, cross-dress, dandify, change.

dress (noun)	assume (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

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

dress (verb)	assume (verb)
put on clothes	put clothing on one's body
provide with clothes or put clothes on	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
apply a bandage or medication to	take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
arrange attractively	take up someone's soul into heaven
dress or groom with elaborate care	make a pretence of
give a neat appearance to	occupy or take on
dress in a certain manner	seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
kill and prepare for market or consumption	take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
convert into leather	take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
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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