Function: transitive verb
Date: 1884
: to assume control or possession of or responsibility for <military leaders took over the government>
intransitive verb
1 : to assume control or possession
2 : to become dominant
Function: transitive verb
Date: 1884
: to assume control or possession of or responsibility for <military leaders took over the government>
intransitive verb
1 : to assume control or possession
2 : to become dominant
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012