taken over
Now under new management
Taken over is the past participle of take over, describing something that has been seized, assumed control of, or replaced.
A company can be taken over by a rival.
A city can be taken over by an occupying force.
A conversation can be taken over by someone who won't stop talking.
The whole kitchen has been taken over by ants.
Defeated completely
- subduedReduced in intensity
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
- overthrownOusted from authority
- defeatedOvercome in contest
crushed · overwhelmed · subjugated · annexed · invaded · occupied · colonized · usurped
Abrupt seizure of power
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- rebellionDefiance of established power
insurgency · mutiny · usurpation · seizure · overthrow · transition · succession · power grab
Purchase of controlling interest
- mergerCorporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
- ownershipLegal right of possession
corporate raid · leveraged buyout · controlling interest · majority stake · shareholder · investor · stakeholder · asset
Oversaw or coped
- operatedControlled or functioned
- runMove swiftly on foot
- supervisedDirected with oversight
- administeredGave or managed officially
commandeered · regulated · monitored · steered · directed · governed · manipulated · orchestrated
Highest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
dominion · rule · reign · authority · command · sway · leadership · tyranny
vanquished
Defeated completely
- subduedReduced in intensity
- overpoweredExcessively dominant or conquered
- overthrownOusted from authority
defeated · crushed · overwhelmed · subjugated · annexed · invaded · occupied · colonized · usurped · captured
coup
Abrupt seizure of power
- regime changeReplacement of governing power
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
rebellion · insurgency · mutiny · usurpation · seizure · overthrow · transition · succession · power grab · purge
buyout
Purchase of controlling interest
- mergerCorporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
- purchaseGoods obtained for payment
ownership · corporate raid · leveraged buyout · controlling interest · majority stake · shareholder · investor · stakeholder · asset · deal
managed
Oversaw or coped
- operatedControlled or functioned
- runMove swiftly on foot
- supervisedDirected with oversight
administered · commandeered · regulated · monitored · steered · directed · governed · manipulated · orchestrated · handled
supremacy
Highest rank or power
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- ascendancyDominant power or influence
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
sovereignty · dominion · rule · reign · authority · command · sway · leadership · tyranny · dictatorship
taken overrelinquished
Gave up possession of
given up · surrendered · handed over · ceded · let go
take, over, taken, taking, overtake, takes, undertaking, undertake, takeover