take over
take over
English
Verb
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Definition
To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
Example Sentences
- "Pilton Yard, the Lynton & Barnstaple headquarters, has been taken over by a fur trading firm, and would-be trespassers to the old engine-shed are turned back by the pungent odour of heaps of carcases."
- "In Rio de Janeiro, thousands protested in a gritty area far from the city’s upscale seaside districts. In other cities, demonstrators blocked roads, barged into City Council meetings or interrupted sessions of local lawmakers, clapping loudly and sometimes taking over the microphone."
- "I was also interested to hear that he is taking over the time-honoured Rail Atlas of Great Britain & Ireland, following Stuart Baker's death in November 2020."
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