take to be vs be known as

take to be and be known as both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take to be	No	No	Yes	No
be known as	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take to be and be known as are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of take to be include esteem, know as, look on, look upon, regard as, repute, think of.

take to be (verb)	be known as (verb)
look on as or consider	look on as or consider
	assign a specified (usually proper) name to