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take up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of take up

1 to move from a lower to a higher place or position
  • Please take up the blanket so I can look underneath it.
Synonyms of take up

boost, crane, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike, hoist, jack (up), lift, perk (up), pick up, raise, up, uphold, uplift, upraise
Words Related to take up

ascend, mount, rise

rear, upend
Near Antonyms of take up

descend, dip, fall, pitch, plunge, slip

bear, depress, press, push

sink, submerge
Antonyms of take up

drop, lower
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.
Synonyms of take up

absorb, drink, imbibe, soak (up), sponge, suck (up)
Words Related to take up

gulp, guzzle, quaff, sip, slurp, swallow, swig, swill
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.
Synonyms of take up

adopt, borrow, embrace, espouse, take on
Words Related to take up

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
Phrases Synonymous with take up

pick up on
Near Antonyms of take up

abandon, forsake, give up, relinquish, surrender

reject, renounce, repudiate, spurn

discard, jettison, junk, throw away, throw out

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