profess vs take on

profess and take on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
profess	No	No	Yes	No
take on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take on is a hypernym of profess; that is, take on is a word with a broader meaning than profess:

Other hypernyms of profess include accept, admit, take.

profess (verb)	take on (verb)
practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
take vows, as in religious order	contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
admit (to a wrongdoing)	admit into a group or community
confess one's faith in, or allegiance to	accept as a challenge
state insincerely	take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
receive into a religious order or congregation
state freely