| VERB | possession | take over, assume, usurp, seize, arrogate | seize and take control without authority and possibly with force |
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| social | take over, assume, adopt, take on | take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities | |
| social | take over, relieve | free someone temporarily from his or her obligations | |
| possession | take over, bear, accept, assume | take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person | |
| possession | take over, buy out, buy up | take over ownership of | |
| social | take over, repeat | do over | |
| possession | take over, adopt, borrow, take up | take up and practice as one's own | |
| possession | take over, absorb | take up, as of debts or payments |
| Meaning | seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | assume, usurp, seize, arrogate | |
| Narrower | annex | Take (territory) as if by conquest |
| appropriate, capture, seize, conquer | Take possession of by force, as after an invasion | |
| hijack | seize control of | |
| preoccupy | Occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance | |
| raid | take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock | |
| Broader | take | Take by force |
| Spanish | anexar, apoderar, capturar, confiscar, embargar, incautar, usurpar | |
| Catalan | apoderar, capturar, confiscar, embargar, incautar, usurpar | |
| Nouns | takeover | a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force |
| Meaning | take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | assume, adopt, take on | |
| Narrower | resume | assume anew |
| Broader | take office | assume an office, duty, or title |
| Spanish | adoptar, adquirir, asumir, tomar | |
| Catalan | adoptar, adquirir, assumir, prendre | |
| Meaning | Free someone temporarily from his or her obligations. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | relieve | |
| Narrower | spell | relieve (someone) from work by taking a turn |
| Broader | free, discharge | Free from obligations or duties |
| Spanish | eximir, relevar, salvar | |
| Catalan | eximir, rellevar, salvar | |
| Meaning | take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | bear, accept, assume | |
| Narrower | face the music, carry the can | Accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions |
| Broader | take | Take into one's possession |
| See also | take | receive willingly something given or offered |
| Spanish | aceptar, admitir, adquirir, asumir | |
| Catalan | adquirir, assumir | |
| Meaning | take over ownership of; of corporations and companies. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | buy out, buy up | |
| Broader | buy, purchase | Obtain by purchase |
| Spanish | comprar, tomar posesión | |
| Nouns | takeover | a change by sale or merger in the controlling interest of a corporation |
| Meaning | Do over. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | repeat | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Spanish | recalcar, reiterar, repetir | |
| Catalan | recalcar, reiterar, repetir | |
| Meaning | take up and practice as one's own. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Synonyms | adopt, borrow, take up | |
| Broader | accept, take, have | Receive willingly something given or offered |
| Spanish | adoptar, apropiarse | |
| Catalan | adoptar, apropiar-se, manllevar | |
| Meaning | take up, as of debts or payments. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | absorb | |
| Broader | fund | Furnish money for |
| See also | take | receive willingly something given or offered |
| Spanish | absorber, asumir, hacerse cargo | |
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