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take_over
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[ verb ] take control of; take as one's right or possession
Examples "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" Used in print (Norman Kent, "The Watercolor Art of Roy M. Mason"...)But even on these , the palette often takes_over while the shotgun cools_off ! |
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[ verb ] take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
Examples "When will the new President assume office?" Used in print ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)Could an employee 's garden club take_over partial care of plant grounds ? (Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)There would be all the nuisance of contacting someone else to take_over . `` Sure , sure , you 're the one take_over for Pretty , soon as I get the supply , get started up again , is n't it ? (Breni James, Nights of the Kill....)`` He let a patrolman take_over the duties of the station_keeper . Related terms |
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[ verb ] take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
Examples "I'll accept the charges" "She agreed to bear the responsibility" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)It permits the state to take_over bank_accounts , stocks and other personal_property of persons missing for seven years or more . (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)He has notified me that he has orders to go_to Washington to take_over the Army_of_the_Potomac . Related terms |
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[ verb ] take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
Used in print (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)The Deacon_Board , headed by a black_man named Carlson , had practically taken_over as the pastor grew old , and had_its_way with the support of the Amen_corner . (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)One reason the portwatchers let Sposato take them over was to get the protection of his musclemen . |
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[ verb ] do over
Synonyms Examples "They would like to take it over again" Used in print (Rosemary Balckmon, "How Much Do You Tell When...)Interestingly enough - although none of the real-life therapists involved could conceivably compare with Blauberman - when groups of them began playing_back interviews , they discovered any number of ways in_which they wanted to polish their own interview techniques ; almost everyone , on first hearing one of his own sessions on tape , expressed some desire to take the whole_thing over_again . |
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[ verb ] (military) take possession of without permission or take with force, as after a conquest or invasion
Synonyms Examples "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants" "The army seized the town" "The militia captured the castle" Used in print ("National Affairs"...)Actually , the officers on_the_ground had no intention of letting the hijackers get_away with any kind_of an airplane ; they had orders to_that_effect straight from President_Kennedy , who thought at_first , as did most others , that it was four followers of Cuba 's Fidel_Castro who had taken_over the 707 . |
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[ verb ] take after a conquest or invasion; as of land
Related terms take appropriate preoccupy carry annex raid assumption confiscation usurper usurpation |
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