repeat vs take place

repeat is a noun but take place is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
repeat	Yes	No	Yes	No
take place	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of repeat include come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off.

repeat (noun)	take place (noun)
an event that repeats

repeat (verb)	take place (verb)
happen or occur again	come to pass
to say, state, or perform again
to say again or imitate
make or do or perform again
repeat an earlier theme of a composition
do over