vverb.changetake on a certain form, attribute, or aspectSynset:acquire adopt assume take
Examples:- 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
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:assumechange
Direct Hyponyms:re-assume
Full Troponyms:re-assume
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.socialtake on titles, offices, duties, responsibilitiesSynset:adopt assume take over
Examples:- When will the new President assume office?
Derivationally Related Form:assumption
Hypernyms:take office
Inherited Hypernyms:assumetake officestart
Direct Hyponyms:resume
Full Troponyms:resume
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.socialaccept as a challengeSynset:tackle undertake
Examples:- I'll tackle this difficult task
Hypernyms:confront face face up
Inherited Hypernyms:undertakeconfrontset aboutact
Direct Hyponyms:rise
Full Troponyms:rise
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.possessionadmit into a group or communitySynset:accept admit take
Examples:- accept students for graduate study
- We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member
Hypernyms:accept have take
Inherited Hypernyms:acceptacceptget
Direct Hyponyms:profess
Full Troponyms:profess
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: admit, take, accept, take on)
vverb.competitioncontend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battleSynset:encounter meet play
Examples:- Princeton plays Yale this weekend
- Charlie likes to play Mary
Derivationally Related Form:meetencounterplayingplay
Inherited Hypernyms:meet
Direct Hyponyms:confrontfacereplay
Entailment:compete contend vie
Full Troponyms:confrontfrontpitreplaytake the bull by the horns
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: meet, play) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: meet, play)