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Verb
S:
(v)
assume (assume%2:30:00::)
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acquire (acquire%2:30:00::)
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adopt (adopt%2:30:01::)
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take on (take_on%2:30:00::)
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take (take%2:30:01::)
(take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect)
"His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
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S:
(v)
assume (assume%2:41:00::)
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adopt (adopt%2:41:01::)
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take on (take_on%2:41:01::)
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take over (take_over%2:41:01::)
(take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities)
"When will the new President assume office?"
S:
(v)
undertake (undertake%2:41:01::)
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tackle (tackle%2:41:00::)
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take on (take_on%2:41:00::)
(accept as a challenge)
"I'll tackle this difficult task"
S:
(v)
accept (accept%2:40:03::)
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admit (admit%2:40:00::)
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take (take%2:40:07::)
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take on (take_on%2:40:00::)
(admit into a group or community)
"accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
S:
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meet (meet%2:33:00::)
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encounter (encounter%2:33:00::)
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play (play%2:33:02::)
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take on (take_on%2:33:01::)
(contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle)
"Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"