Definition of presumes:
(v) :
(transitive) To assume or suggest to be true (without proof); to take for granted, to suppose.
(v) :
(transitive) To be so presumptuous as (to do something) without proper authority or permission [with to (+ infinitive)].
(v) :
(intransitive) To impose (on) for one's advantage; to be presumptuous; to take advantage (of); to take liberties (with) [with on or upon].
(v) :
(transitive) To take as a premise; to assume for the sake of argument.
(v) :
(transitive, now rare) To perform, do (something) without authority; to lay claim to without permission.