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Synonyms for Take over

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Top synonyms for “take over”: absorb, accept, adopt, arrogate, assume, bear, borrow, buy out, and 7 more below.

Definitions

  1. (verb)take up, as of debts or payments
    absorb the costs for something
  2. (verb)take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
  3. (verb)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
  4. (verb)take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
    I'll accept the charges
  5. (verb)take up and practice as one's own
  6. (verb)take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
    When will the new President assume office?
  7. (verb)free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
  8. (verb)do over
    They would like to take it over again

Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).

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Common synonyms for "take over" include absorb, accept, adopt, arrogate, assume, bear. Our thesaurus lists 15 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.

What does "take over" mean?

take up, as of debts or payments Example: "absorb the costs for something"

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