• v.
    ⦿take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
    lexical concept
  • His voice took on a sad tone
  • She assumed strange manners
  • The gods assume human or animal form in these fables
  • The story took a new turn
  • he adopted an air of superiority

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechverb
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:acquire
  2. enl:adopt
  3. enl:assume
  4. enl:take
  5. enl:take on
wn:interlingual indexili:i24342

Other

skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:label
  • acquireadoptassumetaketake on
  • take on