takeover

take·over

noun \ˈtāk-ˌō-vər\

Definition of TAKEOVER

: the action or an act of taking over

Examples of TAKEOVER

1. The government experienced a military takeover in 2002.
2. <the new government's high-handed takeover of private industries>

First Known Use of TAKEOVER

circa 1917

Related to TAKEOVER

Synonyms: arrogation, commandeering, detainer, expropriation, preemption, seizure, appropriation, usurpation

Related Words: annexation, assumption, attachment, confiscation, grab, impoundment, repossession, sequestration; defalcation, embezzlement, misapplication, misappropriation, misuse, peculation, theft; despoilment, looting, pillaging; encroachment, infringement, piracy; invasion, occupancy, occupation, preoccupancy, trespass; deforcement, disfurnishment, dispossession, ejection, stripping

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Rhymes with TAKEOVER

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