Take up synonyms

take over (related)

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initiate

The definition of initiate is to cause something to begin or to introduce someone to some subject, topic or group.

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commence

The definition of commence means to begin something.

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occupy (related)

(Military) To have, or to have taken, possession or control of (a territory).

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takeup (related)

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start

To tend in an early stage of development:

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take on (related)

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lift

To direct or carry from a lower to a higher position; raise:

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elevate

To raise to a higher moral, cultural, or intellectual level:

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hoist

To raise to one's mouth in order to drink:

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tighten

The definition of tighten is to make something more fixed in place, more constricted, or more snug.

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reduce

(Chemistry) To decrease the valence of an atom by adding electrons.

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lessen

The definition of lessen is to diminish or to cause something to be diminished or reduced.

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engage

To require the use of; occupy:

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fill

To fill is defined as to put as much as possible or to occupy.

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appropriate

To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, in exclusion of all others; with to or for.

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become involved in

To adopt as a cause

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assume

Assume is defined as to take on responsibility.

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embrace

To adopt or support willingly or eagerly:

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begin (related)

To start doing, acting, going, etc.; get under way

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raise (related)

To breed and care for to maturity:

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decrease (related)

To make (a quantity) smaller.

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use (related)

To consume, expend, or exhaust by use

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adopt (related)

To vote to accept:

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end (antonym)

To bring to a conclusion:

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finish (antonym)

To complete a contest in a specified position

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complete (antonym)

To make whole or entire.

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conclude (antonym)

To bring to an end; to close; to finish.

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take (related)

(Intransitive) To habituate to or gain competency at a task.

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resume

Resume is defined as to take or get something back or to begin something again.

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latch-on

To grasp firmly; to become attached to.

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fasten on

adopt

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hook on

adopt

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seize-on

adopt

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take-in

To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller.

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sop up

To absorb, to soak up.

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suck-in

(Idiomatic) To contract one's abdominal muscles to make one's stomach look flatter.

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scoop

To pick up, gather, or collect swiftly and smoothly:

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scoop out

take out or up with or as if with a scoop

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lift out

take out or up with or as if with a scoop

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scoop up

To pick up or clear up by scooping

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absorb

To receive (an impulse) without echo or recoil:

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suck

Suck is defined as to draw in by suction.

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imbibe

The definition of imbibe is to take in with the senses or the mind, or to consume something, especially alcohol.

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soak up

Absorb

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suck up

(Idiomatic, chiefly with "to") To adulate or flatter somebody excessively, generally to obtain some personal benefit or favour.

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draw

To bring about deliberately; provoke:

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sorb

To take up and hold, as by absorption or adsorption.

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strike

To send down or put forth (roots)

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borrow

(Linguistics) To adopt a word from another language.

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uptake (related)

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up-take (related)

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apply for (related)

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consume

To expend; use up:

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