| Main Entry: | assume |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adopt, acquire |
Synonyms: |
annex, appropriate, arrogate, borrow, clap hands on, commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, get fingers on, get hands on, glom onto, grab, grab hold of, hijack, kipe, liberate, moonlight requisition, preempt, seize, snatch, swipe, take over, usurp |
| Notes: | assume means 'suppose to be the case, without proof; take for granted'; presume means 'suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability; take for granted that something exists or is the case' |
Antonyms: |
leave, let alone, not take |
| Main Entry: | snatch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | grab away |
Synonyms: |
abduct, catch, clap hands on, clutch, collar, gain, get fingers on, grapple, grasp, grip, jerk, jump, kidnap, make off with, nab, nail, pluck, pull, rescue, seize, snag, spirit away, steal, take, win, wrench, wrest, yank |
Antonyms: |
give, receive |
| Main Entry: | usurp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take over |
Synonyms: |
accroach, annex, appropriate, arrogate, assume, barge in, butt in, clap hands on, commandeer, cut out, displace, elbow in, get hands on, grab, grab hold of, highjack, infringe upon, lay hold of, muscle in, preempt, seize, squeeze in, supplant, swipe, take, work in, worm in, wrest |
Antonyms: |
give in, relinquish, surrender |