Antonyms for takes over

Grammar : Verb

Spell : teyk

Phonetic Transcription : teɪk

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

Example sentences :

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

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