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WIKTIONARY
take over
Verb
∙
To assume control of something, especially by force; to usurp.
idiomatic
∙
To adopt a further responsibility or duty.
idiomatic
∙
To relieve someone temporarily.
idiomatic
∙
To buy out the ownership of a business.
idiomatic
∙
To appropriate something without permission.
idiomatic
∙
To annex a territory by conquest or invasion.
idiomatic
∙
To become more successful than someone or something else.
idiomatic, intransitive