Pre-assume

verb (used with object), assumed, assuming.
1.
to take for granted or without proof:
to assume that everyone wants peace.
Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
2.
to take upon oneself; undertake:
to assume an obligation.
3.
to take over the duties or responsibilities of:
to assume the office of treasurer.
4.
to take on (a particular character, quality, mode of life, etc.); adopt:
He assumed the style of an aggressive go-getter.
5.
to take on; be invested or endowed with:
The situation assumed a threatening character.
6.
to pretend to have or be; feign:
to assume a humble manner.
7.
to appropriate or arrogate; seize; usurp:
to assume a right to oneself; to assume control.
8.
to take upon oneself (the debts or obligations of another).
9.
Archaic. to take into relation or association; adopt.
verb (used without object), assumed, assuming.
10.
to take something for granted; presume.
verb (transitive)
1.
(may take a clause as object) to take for granted; accept without proof; suppose: to assume that someone is sane
2.
to take upon oneself; undertake or take on or over (a position, responsibility, etc): to assume office
3.
to pretend to; feign: he assumed indifference, although the news affected him deeply
4.
to take or put on; adopt: the problem assumed gigantic proportions
5.
to appropriate or usurp (power, control, etc); arrogate: the revolutionaries assumed control of the city
6.
(Christianity) (of God) to take up (the soul of a believer) into heaven