Synonyms for take on
verb
To hire
employ, engage, give work to; see hire 1.
To acquire an appearance
emerge, develop, turn; see become 1, seem.
To undertake
attempt, handle, endeavor; see try 1, undertake.
*To meet in fight or sport
engage, battle, contest; see attack 1, 4, compete.
See take on in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
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