take over
- adopt v.
- annex v.
- appropriate v.
- assume v.
- assume v.
- command v.
- confiscate v.
- co-opt v.
- cover v.
- displace v.
- expropriate v.
- inherit v.
- manage v.
- monopolize v.
- pinch hit v.
- possess v.
- replace v.
- rule v.
- seize v.
- spell v.
- steer v.
- substitute v.
- succeed v.
- supersede v.
- supplant v.
- annexation n.
- appropriation n.
- assumption n.
- conquest n.
- coup d'état n.
- merger n.
- ownership n.
- proprietorship n.
- requisition n.
- takeover bid n.
- triumph n.
- enterprising adj.
- forceful adj.
- vigorous adj.
Example Sentences
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US President Donald Trump's threats to take over neighbouring Greenland have added to Icelanders' concerns.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
In May, Sazerac made an unsolicited bid to take over Brown-Forman for $15 billion in cash, which the board rebuffed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The late Angelo Gasca prepared his assistants to take over one day and now it’s their turn to show what they learned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The company owes its success in part to a smart strategic choice that has helped it take over the U.S. classroom.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
How could it take over two hours to walk less than half a mile?
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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