take up
verb 1
to move from a lower to a higher place or position <please take up the blanket so I can look underneath it> Synonyms boost,
crane,
elevate,
heave,
heft,
heighten,
hike,
hoist,
jack (up),
lift,
perk (up),
pick up,
take up,
up,
uphold,
uplift,
upraise 2
to take in (something liquid) through small openings <the soil was so dry that the plant seemed to take up the much-needed water instantly> 3
to take for one's own use (something originated by another) <one cluster of fans started chanting the team name of the champions, and the crowd quickly took up the cry> Related Words domesticate,
naturalize;
appropriate,
arrogate,
take over,
usurp;
absorb,
assimilate,
incorporate,
quote;
cherish,
prize,
treasure;
cultivate,
follow,
heed,
honor;
use,
utilize;
bring up,
foster,
nurture,
raise,
rear;
affect,
assume,
copy,
imitate,
pretend,
put on,
simulate Near Antonyms abandon,
forsake,
give up,
relinquish,
surrender;
abjure,
abnegate,
disown;
reject,
renounce,
repudiate,
spurn;
discard,
jettison,
junk,
throw away,
throw out 
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