assumere

Definitions of assumere
  1. verb
    engage or hire for work
    synonyms: noleggiare
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    antonyms:
    congedare, licenziare
    terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
    types:
    arruolare, assoldare, ingaggiare, scritturare
    ask to represent; of legal counsel
    arruolare, assoldare, ingaggiare, scritturare
    engage by written agreement
  2. verb
    take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
    synonyms: addossarsi, assumersi
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    types:
    riassumere
    assume anew
  3. verb
    serve oneself to, or consume regularly
    synonyms: consumare, ingerire, prendere
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    mangiare
    take in solid food
    abbeverarsi, bere
    take in liquids
    sbevazzare
    consume alcohol
    alimentarsi, cibarsi, nutrirsi, pascersi
    take in food; used of animals only
    satollare, satollarsi, saziare, sfamare
    fill to satisfaction
    assaggiare, campionare, degustare, libare, provare
    take a sample of
    affumicare, fumare
    inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
    drogarsi
    use recreational drugs
    deglutire, inghiottire, ingoiare
    pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
    cenare, pranzare
    have supper; eat dinner
    poppare
    draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth
    gorgogliare, grillare
    drink from a flask with a gurgling sound
    centellinare
    drink in sips
    sparecchiare
    drink greedily or as if with great thirst
    lambire, sfiorare
    take up with the tongue
    pappare
    eat a large amount of food quickly
    brucare, mangiucchiare, mordicchiare, piluccare, rodere, rosicare, rosicchiare, sbocconcellare, spilluzzicare, spiluccare, spizzicare
    eat intermittently; take small bites of
    ruminare
    chew the cuds
    pranzare
    take the midday meal
    banchettare
    partake in a feast or banquet
    inebriarsi, sborniarsi, sbronzarsi, ubriacarsi
    become drunk or drink excessively
    abbuffarsi, impagliare, rimpinzare
    overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
    divorare
    eat greedily
    divorare
    eat immoderately
    aspirare, inalare
    draw deep into the lungs in by breathing
    nutrire, pascere, pascolare
    feed as in a meadow or pasture
  4. verb
    occupy or take on
    synonyms:
    coprire, ricoprire, svolgere
    assume, as of positions or roles
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    andare, gire, ire, muovere, muoversi
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  5. verb
    cause to puff up with a leaven
    synonyms: risollevare
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    type of:
    adergere, alzare, elevare, ergere, innalzare, issare, levare, rialzare, rialzarsi, sollevare, sollevarsi
    raise from a lower to a higher position
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