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take office vs take over

take over vs take office

take office and take over both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
take office No No Yes No
take over No No Yes No
As verbs, take over is a hyponym of take office; that is, take over is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than take office:
  • take office: assume an office, duty, or title
  • take over: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
Other hyponyms of take office include accede, enter, adopt, assume, take on.
take office (verb) take over (verb)
assume an office, duty, or title take up, as of debts or payments
take over ownership of; of corporations and companies
take up and practice as one's own
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
do over
Difference between take office and take over

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