take over vs take up

take up vs take over

take over and take up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take over	No	No	Yes	No
take up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take over and take up are synonyms defined as:

take over and take up: take up and practice as one's own

Other synonyms of take over include adopt, borrow.

take over (verb)	take up (verb)
take up, as of debts or payments	pursue or resume
take over ownership of; of corporations and companies	return to a previous location or condition
take up and practice as one's own	adopt
take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person	take up as if with a sponge
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession	take out or up with or as if with a scoop
free someone temporarily from his or her obligations	accept
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities	take in, also metaphorically
do over	take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption
	occupy or take on
	take up and practice as one's own
	begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job
	turn one's interest to
	take up time or space

Difference between take over and take up

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