Definition: take up, as of debts or payments
Usage: absorb the costs for something
Similar words: fund
Definition: furnish money for
Usage: The government funds basic research in many areas
Synonyms: take over, buy out, buy up
Definition: take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
Definition: obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
Usage: The family purchased a new car; The conglomerate acquired a new company; She buys for the big department store
Synonyms: take over, seize, usurp, assume, arrogate
Definition: seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
Usage: 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
Similar words: take
Definition: take by force
Usage: Hitler took the Baltic Republics; The army took the fort on the hill
Synonyms: bear, accept, assume, take over
Definition: take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
Usage: I'll accept the charges; She agreed to bear the responsibility
Similar words: take
Definition: take into one's possession
Usage: We are taking an orphan from Romania; I'll take three salmon steaks
Synonyms: take over, take up, borrow, adopt
Definition: take up and practice as one's own
Similar words: have, take, accept
Definition: receive willingly something given or offered
Usage: The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter; I won't have this dog in my house!; Please accept my present
Synonyms: assume, adopt, take on, take over
Definition: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
Usage: When will the new President assume office?
Similar words: take office
Definition: assume an office, duty, or title
Usage: When will the new President take office?
Definition: free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
Definition: do over
Usage: They would like to take it over again
Definition: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Usage: think before you act; We must move quickly; The governor should act on the new energy bill; The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel