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Antonyms for takes over
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : teyk |
Phonetic Transcription : teɪk |
- abandon
- abstain
- abuse
- accept
- advance
- aid
- allow
- assist
- be immune
- bequeath
- bestow
- break
- bumble
- burden
- complete
- comply
- conclude
- consent
- continue
- contradict
- countermand
- damage
- deny
- deprive
- detach
- disagree
- disallow
- disapprove
- discard
- disconnect
- disjoin
- disown
- dispossess
- dispute
- disregard
- distribute
- disunite
- divide
- divorce
- doubt
- drop
- eject
- employ
- encourage
- end
- engage
- exclude
- fail
- finish
- follow
- forfeit
- forget
- forsake
- free
- give
- give in
- give up
- help
- hire
- hold
- hurt
- ignore
- keep
- lack
- lay bare
- lay out
- leave
- leave alone
- leave off
- leave out
- let alone
- let go
- liberate
- loosen
- lose
- lower
- misguide
- mislead
- mismanage
- miss
- misunderstand
- need
- neglect
- not believe
- not do
- not have
- not take
- obey
- offer
- oppose
- pass
- pay
- penalize
- permit
- plead
- precede
- recall
- receive
- refuse
- reject
- release
- remain
- renounce
- repudiate
- repulse
- retain
- retreat
- return
- reveal
- reverse
- revoke
- run ragged
- scatter
- separate
- serve
- sever
- share
- shun
- start
- stay
- submit
- support
- surrender
- take
- take away
- take in
- uncover
- unfasten
- unlink
- unwrap
- use
- welcome
- worsen
- yield
Definition of takes over
Origin :- 1650s, "that which is taken in payment," from take (v.). Sense of "money taken in" by a single performance, etc., is from 1931. Movie-making sense is recorded from 1927. Criminal sense of "money acquired by theft" is from 1888. The verb sense of "to cheat, defraud" is from 1920. On the take "amenable to bribery" is from 1930.
- As in inherit : verb gain as possession from someone's death
- As in appropriate : verb steal
- As in manage : verb be in charge, control
- As in monopolize : verb dominate, control
- As in assume : verb take, undertake
- As in assume : verb adopt, acquire
- As in possess : verb have or obtain
- As in replace : verb take the place of; put in place of
- As in rule : verb govern, manage
- As in seize : verb abduct; take by force
- As in spell : verb give rest, relief
- As in steer : verb guide, direct on a course
- As in substitute : verb interchange, exchange
- As in succeed : verb come after; take the place of
- As in supersede : verb take the place of; override
- As in supplant : verb displace, replace
- As in pinch-hit : verb substitute
- As in command : verb rule, have power
- As in confiscate : verb steal; seize
- As in adopt : verb choose or take something as one's own
- As in co-opt : verb to assimilate in order to take over or appropriate
- As in cover : verb fill in for, compensate
- As in displace : verb remove from position of responsibility
- As in expropriate : verb seize
- As in annex : verb join or add
- I'll be more than thankful when the crop is in and Mr. Barry takes over the farm.
- Extract from : « Anne Of Avonlea » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Deneb and Canopus are so far away that it takes over three hundred years for their light to reach us.
- Extract from : « Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know » by Julia Ellen Rogers
- During the time he takes over this our young man will not notice the streets through which we are passing.
- Extract from : « The Red and the Black » by Stendhal
- She told Knutty about Fderaad, the legal dues paid to the parents by the eldest son who takes over the management of the Gaard.
- Extract from : « Katharine Frensham » by Beatrice Harraden
- It takes over twenty-four thousand chinch bugs to weigh one ounce.
- Extract from : « News Writing » by M. Lyle Spencer
- The road for seven miles is up the valley; it then takes over the mountain, to the waters running into Snake or Lewis river.
- Extract from : « Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXX » by Joel Palmer
- This assumption Berkeley, almost without argument, takes over from his predecessors.
- Extract from : « A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' » by Norman Kemp Smith
- It takes over a month each way, so I have received but one message from the sultan since coming to Italy.
- Extract from : « The Saracen: Land of the Infidel » by Robert Shea
- He is very useful to us; takes over to the enemy information that I give him, so that we can influence their decision.
- Extract from : « Cyrano de Bergerac » by Edmond Rostand
- He takes over $1,100 with him, contributed for this purpose by the Chinese connected with our mission.
- Extract from : « American Missionary, Volume 43, No. 1, January, 1889 » by Various
Synonyms for takes over
- abandon
- absorb
- accede
- accept
- accroach
- acquire
- act for
- adapt
- adjoin
- administer
- admit
- adopt
- advocate
- affiliate
- affirm
- affix
- allow
- alter
- alternate
- ambush
- annex
- annul
- answer for
- append
- apprehend
- appropriate
- approve
- arrest
- arrogate
- assent
- associate
- assume
- attach
- attend to
- back up
- bag
- balance
- banish
- be bequeathed
- be blessed with
- be born with
- be endowed with
- be granted
- be in authority
- be in driver's seat
- be in place of
- be in power
- be in the driver's seat
- be left
- be subsequent
- beacon
- bear
- begin
- bogart
- borrow
- boss
- bounce
- breathe
- bridle
- bring in
- bring into line
- bring into the fold
- bust
- call the shots
- call upon
- can
- captain
- capture
- care for
- carry
- carry off
- carry on
- cashier
- cast out
- catch
- change
- charge
- check
- clap
- clap hands on
- claw
- clutch
- coach
- coerce
- come in for
- come into
- come into possession
- come next
- command
- commandeer
- commute
- compel
- compensate
- concert
- conduct
- confiscate
- confisticate
- connaturalize
- connect
- conquer
- constrain
- consume
- control
- convert
- cop
- copyright
- corner
- corner the market
- counsel
- counterbalance
- cover for
- crack the whip
- crowd
- curb
- cut out
- decree
- deport
- depose
- deprive of property
- deputize
- derive
- desert
- designate
- determine
- dethrone
- devour
- dictate
- direct
- disburse
- discard
- discharge
- discrown
- disenthrone
- dismiss
- displace
- dispossess
- disthrone
- do the work of
- dominate
- domineer
- don
- double for
- draw in
- drive
- eject
- elect
- embark upon
- embezzle
- embrace
- employ
- encompass
- endorse
- enfold
- engage in
- engineer
- engross
- enjoy
- ensue
- enter upon
- escort
- espouse
- exact
- exclude
- execute
- exercise control
- exercise power
- exile
- expatriate
- expel
- expropriate
- fall heir
- fasten
- filch
- fill in
- fill in for
- fill one's position
- fire
- follow
- follow after
- follow in order
- force
- force out
- forsake
- free
- front for
- gain
- get
- get fingers on
- get hands on
- get hold of
- give back
- glom on to
- glom onto
- go as
- go down the line
- go in for
- go next
- govern
- grab
- grab hold of
- grasp
- guide
- handle
- have
- have authority
- have to name
- head
- head for
- helm
- herd
- hijack
- hinder
- hitch on
- hitch up
- hog
- hold
- hold down
- hold office
- hold sway
- hold the reins
- homogenize
- homologize
- hook
- hook on
- hook up
- imitate
- impound
- include
- incorporate
- influence
- inherit
- instruct
- insure
- keep to oneself
- keep under one's thumb
- kidnap
- kipe
- latch on to
- lay down the law
- lay off
- lead
- liberate
- lie by
- lift
- link
- lock up
- maintain
- make good
- make one's own
- make up for
- manage
- manipulate
- mend
- mimic
- minister
- misappropriate
- moonlight requisition
- nab
- nail
- obtain
- occupy
- officiate
- offset
- operate
- oppress
- opt
- order
- oust
- outmode
- outplace
- overbear
- overcome
- overpower
- override
- overrule
- overrun
- oversee
- overthrow
- overwhelm
- own
- own exclusively
- patch
- patent
- pick up
- pilfer
- pilot
- pinch hit for
- ply
- point
- possess
- possess oneself of
- postdate
- pounce
- predominate
- preempt
- preponderate
- prescribe
- preside
- preside over
- prevail
- proxy
- push
- put back
- ratify
- receive
- reconstitute
- recoup
- recover
- redeem
- redress
- reestablish
- refund
- regain
- regulate
- reign
- reign over
- reimburse
- reinstate
- reject
- release
- relegate
- relieve
- remove
- repay
- replace
- repress
- repudiate
- request
- requisition
- restitute
- restore
- restrain
- result
- retain
- retrieve
- ring
- ring in
- route
- rule
- rule the roost
- run
- run the show
- run things
- sack
- secure
- see
- seize
- select
- sequester
- sequestrate
- serve in one's stead
- set about
- set aside
- sew up
- shepherd
- shift
- show
- sit in
- sit on
- sit on top of
- skipper
- slap on
- snag
- snare
- snatch
- spell
- spirit away
- stand for
- stand in
- stand in for
- stand in lieu of
- steer
- step into shoes of
- stop
- sub
- subdue
- subjoin
- substitute
- succeed
- superintend
- supersede
- supervene
- supervise
- supplant
- supplement
- supply
- support
- suspend
- swap
- swap places
- swap places with
- sway
- swipe
- switch
- syndicate
- tack on
- tag
- tag on
- take
- take another's place
- take by storm
- take captive
- take care of
- take in
- take on
- take out
- take over
- take over from
- take possession
- take possession of
- take the helm
- take the place of
- take the rap for
- take the reins
- take up
- tap
- throttle
- train
- transfer
- transport
- trap
- tyrannize
- uncrown
- undermine
- unite
- unmake
- unseat
- use
- usurp
- utilize
- watch
- watch over
- wield
- wrench
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