take office vs assume

take office and assume both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take office	No	No	Yes	No
assume	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, assume is a hyponym of take office; that is, assume is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than take office:

Other hyponyms of take office include accede, enter, adopt, take on, take over.

take office (verb)	assume (verb)
assume an office, duty, or title	put clothing on one's body
	take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
	take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
	take up someone's soul into heaven
	make a pretence of
	occupy or take on
	seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
	take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
	take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities