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take v. to gain or obtain possession, including the receipt of a legacy from an estate, getting title to real property, or stealing an object. take (Acquire), verb adopt, attach, carry, derive, excise, gain, get, impound, impress, obtain, preempt, procure, profit, reap, secure, sequester Associated concepts: take effect, take over take (Deceive), verb betray, cheat, cozen, defraud, dupe, fool, gull, lead astray, mislead, victimize take (Seize), verb apprehend, appropriate, arrogate, capture, confiscate, embezzle, extort, grab, hijack, loot, pilfer, plunder, purloin, usurp Associated concepts: burglary, grand larceny, grand theft, larceny, take a case from the jury, trespassing take (Understand), verb adopt, catch on, estimate, get the meaning of, grasp the meaning, hold as, set down as account as, take for, view as See also: acquire, adopt, apprehend, appropriate, arrest, attach, carry, confiscate, derive, despoil, endure, excise, gain, hijack, impound, impress, inherit, loot, obtain, partake, pilfer, plunder, preempt, procure, profit, purloin, reap, receive, secure, seize, sequester, spoils, suffer, transport, trust, usurp TAKE. This is a technical expression which signifies to be entitled to; as, a devisee will take under the will. To take also signifies to seize, as to take and carry away. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The New England Patriots have started to look like the Patriots, and act like it, getting indignant over a hit that Rodney Harrison, who's dished out his share of cheap shots, took against Tennessee. So, not only did the policyholders of this company take a haircut, but the taxpayers of the states ultimately paid for this failure by the offsets that these companies took against their premium taxes. and fellow party member and Song of Russia co-writer Paul Jarrico, who compared the Hollywood Ten's performance with the stand that Jefferson took against the Alien and Sedition Act. |
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