take up vs take office

take up and take office both are verbs.

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

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

take up (verb)	take office (verb)
pursue or resume	assume an office, duty, or title
return to a previous location or condition
adopt
take up as if with a sponge
take out or up with or as if with a scoop
accept
take in, also metaphorically
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