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take over
verb as in adopt
verb as in annex
verb as in appropriate
Strongest matches
Strong matches
annex, clap, cop, filch, grab, hijack, liberate, lift, pilfer, pocket, snatch, swipe, usurp
Weak matches
get fingers on, get hands on, grab hold of, moonlight requisition
verb as in assume
Strong matches
annex, appropriate, arrogate, borrow, commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, grab, hijack, liberate, preempt, seize, snatch, swipe, usurp
Weak matches
clap hands on, get fingers on, get hands on, glom onto, grab hold of, kipe, moonlight requisition
verb as in assume
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verb as in command
Strong matches
administer, boss, charge, check, coach, coerce, compel, conduct, conquer, constrain, control, curb, dictate, domineer, exact, force, govern, guide, head, hinder, influence, lead, officiate, oppress, overbear, override, predominate, prescribe, prevail, push, regulate, reign, repress, restrain, run, stop, subdue, superintend, sway, tyrannize
Weak matches
exercise power, have authority, hold office, preside over, reign over
verb as in confiscate
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Strong matches
annex, arrogate, assume, commandeer, grab, hijack, liberate, preempt, sequester, sequestrate, swipe, take, usurp
Weak matches
accroach, confisticate, moonlight requisition, possess oneself of
verb as in co-opt
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absorb, accept, admit, adopt, convert, elect, embrace, encompass, enfold, homologize, include, incorporate
Weak matches
bring in, bring into line, bring into the fold, connaturalize, draw in, make one's own, take in
verb as in cover
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double for, make good, make up for, stand in (for), take the rap for
verb as in displace
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banish, can, cashier, deport, depose, dethrone, discard, discharge, dismiss, exile, expatriate, fire, oust, relegate, remove, replace, sack, succeed, supersede, supplant, unmake, usurp
Weak matches
cut out, discrown, disenthrone, disthrone, step into shoes of, take the place of, uncrown
verb as in expropriate
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Strong matches
appropriate, arrogate, assume, commandeer, dispossess, impound, preempt, take
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verb as in inherit
Weak matches
be bequeathed, be granted, be left, come in for, come into, fall heir
verb as in manage
Strongest matches
administer, conduct, dominate, govern, guide, handle, maintain, operate, oversee, regulate, run, supervise, take care of, train, use
Strong matches
advocate, boss, captain, command, concert, counsel, designate, direct, disburse, engineer, execute, head, influence, instruct, manipulate, minister, officiate, pilot, ply, preside, request, rule, steer, superintend, watch, wield
Weak matches
call the shots, call upon, care for, carry on, engage in, hold down, run the show, take the helm, watch over
verb as in monopolize
verb as in pinch hit
Weak matches
act for, alternate, answer for, back up, be in place of, change, commute, cover for, deputize, displace, do the work of, double for, fill in, fill in for, fill one's position, go as, proxy, relieve, replace, serve in one's stead, spell, stand for, stand in, stand in for, sub, supersede, supplant, supply, swap, swap places with, switch, take another's place
verb as in possess
Weak matches
be blessed with, be born with, be endowed with, corner the market, get hands on, get hold of, have to name, latch on to, lock up, sit on, take possession
verb as in replace
Strongest matches
change, follow, oust, recover, reinstate, restore, succeed, supplant, supply, take over from
Strong matches
alter, compensate, displace, mend, patch, reconstitute, recoup, redeem, redress, reestablish, refund, regain, reimburse, repay, restitute, retrieve, ring, shift, sub, substitute, supersede
Weak matches
back up, fill in, front for, give back, outplace, pinch hit for, put back, ring in, stand in (for), stand in lieu of, step into shoes of, swap places, take out
verb as in rule
verb as in seize
Strongest matches
ambush, annex, apprehend, arrest, capture, catch, commandeer, confiscate, force, grab, hijack, impound, kidnap, occupy, overrun, take
Strong matches
appropriate, arrogate, bag, bust, claw, clutch, conquer, exact, gain, get, grasp, hook, incorporate, lift, nab, nail, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, pounce, secure, snag, snare, subdue, throttle, trap, usurp, wrench
Weak matches
carry off, spirit away, take by storm, take captive, take possession of
verb as in spell
verb as in steer
verb as in substitute
Strong matches
alternate, change, commute, deputize, displace, proxy, relieve, spell, sub, supersede, switch
Weak matches
act for, answer for, back up, be in place of, cover for, do the work of, double for, fill in for, fill one's position, go as, serve in one's stead, stand for, stand in (for), swap places with, take another's place
verb as in succeed
Strong matches
accede, displace, ensue, follow, inherit, postdate, result, supersede, supervene, supplant
Weak matches
be subsequent, come into, come into possession, come next, enter upon, follow after, follow in order, go next
verb as in supersede
verb as in supplant
noun as in annexation
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Strong matches
addition, appropriation, attachment, grab, increase, increment, merger
Weak match
annexing
noun as in appropriation
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noun as in assumption
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acquisition, adoption, appropriation, arrogation, embracing, grab, seizure, takeover, taking, undertaking, usurpation
Weak matches
noun as in conquest
Strongest matches
annexation, invasion, occupation, rout, subjugation, takeover
Strong matches
acquisition, appropriation, conquering, coup, discomfiture, killing, overthrow, score, splash, subjection, success, triumph, win
Weak matches
big win, clean sweep, defeating, grand slam, routing, subdual, vanquishment
noun as in coup d'état
Weak matches
coup, overthrow, palace revolution, power play, putsch, rebellion, revolt, revolution, takeover
noun as in merger
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Strong matches
alliance, amalgamation, cahoots, coalition, fusion, hookup, incorporation, lineup, merging, organization, pool, tie-in
Weak matches
noun as in ownership
noun as in proprietorship
noun as in requisition
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appropriation, call, commandeering, occupation, request, seizure, summons, takeover
noun as in takeover bid
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noun as in triumph
Strongest matches
accomplishment, coup, feat, gain, grand slam, success, win
Strong matches
ascendancy, attainment, conquest, hit, homer, riot, score, sensation, shoo-in, splash, surmounting, takeover, tour de force, vanquishing
Weak matches
big hit, big win, cinch, clean sweep, feather in cap, hole in one, pushover, smash hit, sure bet, sure thing, the gold, vanquishment, walkover
adjective as in enterprising
Strongest matches
adventurous, ambitious, aspiring, daring, dashing, diligent, hardworking, industrious, intrepid
Weak matches
active, advancing, aggressive, alert, audacious, bold, busy, coming on strong, craving, driving, eager, enthusiastic, go ahead, go-go, gumptious, hard ball, hungry, hustling, itching, keen, lively, lusting, peppy, progressive, pushing, ready, self-starting, snappy, spanking, spark plug, spirited, stirring, takeover, up-and-coming, venturesome, vigorous, yearning, zealous, zippy
adjective as in forceful
Strongest matches
cogent, commanding, compelling, convincing, dynamic, energetic, forcible, persuasive, strong, vehement, vigorous, violent
Weak matches
ball of fire, big-wheel, bullish, coming on strong, constraining, dominant, electric, elemental, gutsy, mighty, pithy, potent, powerhouse, puissant, punch, punchy, steamroller, stringent, take-charge, takeover, telling, titanic, virile, weighty
adjective as in vigorous
Strongest matches
active, brisk, dynamic, effective, efficient, forceful, healthy, intense, lively, persuasive, potent, robust, spirited, strenuous, strong, tough, vital, zealous
Weak matches
athletic, ball of fire, bouncing, dashing, driving, enterprising, exuberant, flourishing, forcible, hale, hard-driving, hardy, hearty, lusty, mettlesome, peppy, red-blooded, rugged, snappy, sound, spanking, steamroller, strapping, strong as an ox, sturdy, take-charge, takeover, zippy
Example Sentences
The Department for Business and Trade recently took over responsibility for delivering redress for sub-postmasters whose convictions were overturned by the courts, including Ms Skinner's case.
Scrum-half Natasha Hunt and Jones, who still had the baseball cap on, then took over with a rendition of the song Freed from Desire - but changed the wording to 'England's on fire'.
"Since social media has taken over, it's a very superficial way of understanding a place… You just see a picture, and then you go."
It will be Reed's first major speech since he took over from Angela Rayner as housing secretary, after she resigned for failing to pay enough tax on a flat purchase.
“Through participation in the UN, we can more closely align this organization with American interests. If we exit, we will allow China to take over completely.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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