took over
Assumed the reins
Took over is the past tense of take over, meaning to assume control or responsibility for something.
When someone took over a company, they gained ownership or management of it; when they took over a task, they began handling what someone else had been doing.
The phrase can suggest either a smooth transition She took over as CEO last month or a hostile seizure The rebels took over the capital.
It also describes things that spread or dominate: Weeds took over the garden.
- filled inSupplied missing information
- inheritedReceived from forebears
- took chargeBegan directing things
- undertookBegan or assumed responsibility
succeeded · replaced · substituted · took up · adopted · embraced · entered · followed
Entered by force
- occupiedCurrently in use
- overranExceeded or invaded past
- capturedTaken by force
- annexedIncorporated into one's domain
subjugated · dominated · overwhelmed · stormed · seized · commandeered · appropriated · colonized
Removed from power forcibly
- oustedRemoved from position
- deposedRemoved from authority
- toppledCaused to fall
- usurpedSeized authority illegally
power grab · revolution · uprising · rebellion · mutiny · putsch · regime change · junta
Authoritative instruction given
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- governanceHow authority is exercised
management · administration · supervision · oversight · direction · regulation · influence · coordination
Transfer of control
- successionFollowing in order
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
- transferMove between locations
- shiftMovement or work period
turnover · new management · change of hands · restructuring · reorganization · changing of the guard · accession · installation
stepped in
- filled inSupplied missing information
- inheritedReceived from forebears
- took chargeBegan directing things
undertook · succeeded · replaced · substituted · took up · adopted · embraced · entered · followed · accepted
invaded
Entered by force
annexed · subjugated · dominated · overwhelmed · stormed · seized · commandeered · appropriated · colonized · subdued
overthrew
Removed from power forcibly
usurped · power grab · revolution · uprising · rebellion · mutiny · putsch · regime change · junta · insurrection
command
Authoritative instruction given
governance · management · administration · supervision · oversight · direction · regulation · influence · coordination · stewardship
handover
Transfer of control
- successionFollowing in order
- changeoverComplete shift between systems
- transferMove between locations
shift · turnover · new management · change of hands · restructuring · reorganization · changing of the guard · accession · installation · incoming
engulfed
Completely swallowed up
- consumedFully used or eaten
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- permeatedSpread thoroughly through
invaded · infested · overran · dominated · pervaded · blanketed · flooded · inundated · enveloped · suffused
took overrelinquished
Gave up possession of
gave up · surrendered · handed over · ceded · yielded
take, taken, overtake, takes, takeover, overtaken, overtaking, overtakes, takeovers