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Related Terms:
colonise
territory
relieve
buy out
carry
appropriate
adopt
overtake
further
capture
conquest
assume
overspell
business
take con
ownership
usurp
move in on
annex
threadjack
responsibility
duty
crown prince
cooptation
invasion
bond villain
takeover
co opt
substitute
temporarily
prize crew
force
control
permission
possess
domination
Definitions:
Verb
assume
usurp
seize
take over
arrogate
Definition: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
assume
adopt
take on
take over
Definition: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"
bear
take over
accept
assume
Definition: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person; "I'll accept the charges"; "She agreed to bear the responsibility"
Definition: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, over.