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(verb) set about dealing with; "I'll try to tackle this difficult task" |
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Synonyms: tackle |
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Related Words: confront, face, rise |
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(verb) take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?" |
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Synonyms: adopt, assume, take over |
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Related Words: resume, take office |
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(verb) accept as a challenge |
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Synonyms: tackle, undertake |
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Related Words: confront, face, face up |
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(verb) 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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Synonyms: acquire, adopt, assume, take |
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Related Words: change, re-assume |
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(verb) contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary" |
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Synonyms: encounter, meet, play |
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Related Words: confront, face, replay |
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(verb) 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" |
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Synonyms: accept, admit, take |
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Related Words: accept, have, take |
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