assume vs believe

assume

verb
  • To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof 

  • To receive, adopt (a person) 

  • To adopt a feigned quality or manner; to claim without right; to arrogate 

  • To take on a position, duty or form 

  • To adopt (an idea or cause) 

believe

verb
  • To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing). 

  • To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth. 

  • To accept that someone is telling the truth. 

  • To opine, think, reckon. 

How often have the words assume and believe occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )