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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