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Antonyms for taking over
Grammar : Noun, 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
- decline
- deny
- deprive
- detach
- disagree
- disagreement
- disallow
- disapproval
- disapprove
- discard
- disconnect
- disjoin
- disown
- dispossess
- dispute
- disregard
- distribute
- disunite
- divide
- divorce
- doubt
- drop
- eject
- employ
- encourage
- end
- engage
- exclude
- fail
- fall
- 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
- opposition
- pass
- pay
- penalize
- permit
- plead
- precede
- recall
- receive
- refusal
- refuse
- reject
- rejection
- release
- remain
- renounce
- repudiate
- repudiation
- 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 taking 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 accession : noun coming to power
- As in adoption : noun choosing or taking something as one's own
- 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
- For centuries they have been taking over every vital function of our life.
- Extract from : « Valley of the Croen » by Lee Tarbell
- Everyone else was out of the building, and the robots were taking over.
- Extract from : « Citadel » by Algirdas Jonas Budrys
- I have some grub in it that I was taking over to your Camp No. 2.
- Extract from : « Tom Fairfield's Hunting Trip » by Allen Chapman
- The story of the taking over of the earth into possession has been but a story of travel.
- Extract from : « The Way to the West » by Emerson Hough
- After taking over the line the battalion will stand fast aaa.
- Extract from : « The 116th Battalion in France » by E. P. S. Allen
- The whole could be had by taking over the stock and machinery at a valuation.
- Extract from : « Pelle the Conqueror, Complete » by Martin Anderson Nexo
- Guns, with which to forward their cause of taking over all North Africa.
- Extract from : « Black Man's Burden » by Dallas McCord Reynolds
- Competition is not necessarily to be eliminated in the taking over of these industries.
- Extract from : « Twentieth Century Socialism » by Edmond Kelly
- Are—are you figuring on taking over the planet single-handed?
- Extract from : « My Fair Planet » by Evelyn E. Smith
- How about releasing the prisoners, taking over a ship, and blasting off?
- Extract from : « The Revolt on Venus » by Carey Rockwell
Synonyms for taking over
- abandon
- absorb
- accede
- accept
- acceptance
- accroach
- acquire
- act for
- adapt
- adjoin
- administer
- admit
- adopt
- advocate
- affiliate
- affirm
- affix
- allow
- alter
- alternate
- ambush
- annex
- annul
- answer for
- append
- apprehend
- approbation
- appropriate
- appropriation
- approval
- approve
- arrest
- arrogate
- assent
- associate
- assume
- assumption
- attach
- attainment
- 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
- choice
- 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
- confirmation
- 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
- embracement
- embracing
- employ
- enactment
- encompass
- endorse
- endorsement
- enfold
- engage in
- engineer
- engross
- enjoy
- ensue
- enter upon
- escort
- espousal
- 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
- following
- 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
- inauguration
- include
- incorporate
- induction
- influence
- inherit
- instruct
- insure
- investment
- 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
- maintenance
- 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
- ratification
- 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
- selection
- 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
- succession
- 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
- taking on
- taking over
- taking 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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