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Synonyms for take over
take over
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Princeton's WordNet
assume, usurp, seize, take over, arrogateverb
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
"He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
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usurp, attach, sequester, capture, simulate, acquire, absorb, impound, don, put on, take, take for granted, lay claim, adopt, strike, borrow, get hold of, assume, prehend, relieve, assign, repeat, claim, presume, arrogate, confiscate, get into, sham, seize, clutch, grab, buy up, appropriate, accept, take on, feign, wear, conquer, buy out, take up, bearassume, adopt, take on, take oververb
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
"When will the new President assume office?"
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usurp, take in, embrace, absorb, buy up, espouse, simulate, acquire, undertake, don, put on, sweep up, take, take for granted, adopt, strike, borrow, meet, assume, admit, relieve, play, encounter, repeat, presume, arrogate, get into, sham, follow, seize, dramatise, tackle, accept, take on, feign, wear, dramatize, buy out, take up, beartake over, relieveverb
free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
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repeat, adopt, buy up, arrogate, relieve, accept, unbosom, assuage, take on, excuse, still, palliate, free, assume, ease, absorb, allay, let off, remedy, take up, usurp, alleviate, salve, exempt, salvage, seize, buy out, borrow, bear, lighten, savebear, take over, accept, assumeverb
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
"I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
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usurp, digest, swallow, abide, buy up, comport, tolerate, bear, don, have a bun in the oven, support, acquire, live with, behave, simulate, put on, endure, put up, take, stick out, adopt, expect, borrow, take for granted, deport, assume, pay, relieve, presume, repeat, go for, buy out, carry, get into, sham, stomach, birth, hold, seize, have, deliver, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, conduct, suffer, contain, stand, accept, gestate, take on, feign, wear, strike, admit, absorb, take up, give birth, consent, arrogatetake over, buy out, buy upverb
take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
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seize, relieve, buy out, usurp, take up, absorb, buy up, adopt, repeat, take on, assume, borrow, bear, accept, arrogaterepeat, take oververb
do over
"They would like to take it over again"
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repeat, reiterate, adopt, duplicate, arrogate, relieve, accept, absorb, recapitulate, buy up, reprize, assume, restate, recur, bear, take on, echo, take up, ingeminate, usurp, reprise, retell, replicate, seize, buy out, borrow, iterate, reduplicate, doubleadopt, borrow, take over, take upverb
take up and practice as one's own
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usurp, take in, suck up, seize on, resume, buy up, espouse, acquire, hook on, imbibe, suck in, lift out, sweep up, take, sorb, adopt, strike, borrow, assume, relieve, scoop up, repeat, scoop, buy out, embrace, fasten on, arrogate, soak up, sop up, suck, follow, seize, start, dramatise, latch on, draw, accept, take on, absorb, dramatize, take up, scoop out, bearabsorb, take oververb
take up, as of debts or payments
"absorb the costs for something"
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engulf, adopt, occupy, arrogate, relieve, sop up, accept, assimilate, engross, take on, buy up, draw, assume, bear, borrow, engage, take in, immerse, ingest, usurp, repeat, plunge, soak up, imbibe, steep, buy out, take up, suck up, seize, absorb, suck
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How to use take over in a sentence?
Just think that all of these people are trying really hard to help us, we have to stay strong. ... They didn't let fear take over. They stay hopeful because we are in it together from the first day to the last day.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ultimate goal is, was and will be to take over Ukraine, but Russian President Vladimir Putin failed. Russian President Vladimir Putin failed due to a very strong resolve of Ukrainian military and very strong unity of Ukraine and the Western world, and the sanctions that have been imposed by the The US and G7 and the European Union, so now, as far as I see, Russian President Vladimir Putin switched to Plan B. My take is that this Plan B has a, kind of, deadline. The deadline is the ninth of May.
( Bashar al -) Assad is a bad man. Gadhafi was a bad man. Hosni Mubarak had a terrible human rights record. But they were assisting us -- at least Gadhafi and Hosni Mubarak -- in fighting radical Islamic terrorists, if we topple Assad, the result will be ISIS will take over Syria, and it will worsen U.S. national security interests.
Hey, Donald, I have a great idea. Why don't we switch jobs? you take over TV because you're such an expert on ratings, and I take over your job, and then people can finally sleep comfortably again.
When I saw how selfless the nurses were who worked through the pandemic ... they were risking their own lives to take care of people and it made me want to give back to them. So when they get older its somebody else that can take over for them.
Translations for take over
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- übernehmenGerman
- αναλαμβάνωGreek
- asumir, usurparSpanish
- toimia, valloittaa, sijaisena, tulla joksikin, ostaa, ottaa haltuunsa, vallataFinnish
- reprendreFrench
- taka viðIcelandic
- impossessarsi, annettereItalian
- 引き受けるJapanese
- گرتنهدهسKurdish
- overnemenDutch
- assumir o controlePortuguese
- взять на себя, брать на себяRussian
- DevralmakTurkish
- Đảm nhậnVietnamese
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