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Hyphenation for “assume”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “assume”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "assume" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “assume” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „assume“ ⟶ „as-sume“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "assume"

assume >> /əˈsum/

Definition: [transitive verb] Suppose to be the case, without proof.
Example: it is reasonable to assume that such changes have significant social effects

Synonyms of "assume"

presume | suppose | take it | take for granted | take as read | take it as given | presuppose | conjecture | surmise | conclude | come to the conclusion | deduce | infer | draw the inference | reckon | reason | guess | imagine | think | fancy | suspect | expect | accept | believe | be of the opinion | understand | be given to understand | gather | glean |

Definition: [transitive verb] Take or begin to have (power or responsibility)
Example: he assumed full responsibility for all organizational work

Synonyms of "assume"

accept | shoulder | bear | undertake | take on | take up | take on oneself | manage | handle | deal with | get to grips with | turn one's hand to |

Definition: [transitive verb] Take on (a specified quality, appearance, or extent)
Example: militant activity had assumed epidemic proportions

Synonyms of "assume"

acquire | take on | adopt | come to have |