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To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission (:to(inf)).

(now rare) To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission.

To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.

To take as a premise; to assume for the sake of argument.

To impose (on) for one's advantage; to be presumptuous; to take advantage (of); to take liberties (with).