Antonyms for taking over

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : teyk

Phonetic Transcription : teɪk

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

Example sentences :

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

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