take on

Main Entry:
take on
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: assume, accept
Synonyms: acquire, add, address oneself to, adopt, agree to do, annex, append, attempt, become, begin, come to have, commence, develop, embrace, employ, endeavor, engage, enlist, enroll, espouse, handle, have a go at, hire, launch, put on, retain, set about, tackle, take in hand, take up, take upon oneself, try, turn, undertake, venture
Antonyms: refuse, reject
Main Entry: take on
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: challenge, oppose
Synonyms: brave, buck*, call out, confront, dare, defy, denounce, dispute, face off, go eyeball to eyeball with, go one on one with, go toe to toe with, go up against, hang in, insist upon, investigate, invite competition, make a stand, object to, question, stand up to, throw down the gauntlet
Main Entry: accept
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: receive by agreeing, consenting
Synonyms: accede, acknowledge, acquiesce, admit, adopt, affirm, agree to, approve, assent, assume, avow, bear, buy, check out*, comply, concur with, cooperate with, give stamp of approval, give the go-ahead, give the green light, give the nod, go for, lap up, okay, recognize, rubber-stamp, set store by, sign, sign off on, take on*, take one up on, thumbs up, undertake
Notes: accept is 'take or agree to' and except means 'exclude, leave out'
Antonyms: decline, disagree, refuse
Main Entry: act
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: behave in a certain way
Synonyms: appear, behave, carry, carry oneself, carry out, comport, conduct, do, enact, execute, exert, function, give the appearance, go about, impress as, operate, perform, play part, react, represent oneself, seem, serve, strike, take on
Notes: an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act
Main Entry: adopt
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: choose or take something as one's own
Synonyms: accept, adapt, affiliate, affirm, appropriate, approve, assent, assume, borrow, embrace, endorse, espouse, follow, go down the line, go in for, imitate, maintain, mimic, opt, ratify, seize, select, support, take on, take over, take up, tap, use, utilize
Antonyms: disown, leave alone, reject, repudiate, repulse
Main Entry: affect
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: pretend, imitate
Synonyms: act, adopt, aspire to, assume, bluff, contrive, counterfeit, do a bit, fake, feign, lay it on thick, make out like, playact, put on, put up a front, sham*, simulate, take on
Notes: as a noun, affect means 'a feeling or emotion,' whereas effect means 'the result or consequence of some action or process'; as a verb, to affect means 'to exert an influence upon,' and implies the action of a stimulus that can produce a response or reaction, whereas to effect means 'to bring about as a result'
effect is a noun referring to a thing, but if you mean an action, that is affect; if you want the verb meaning 'achieve, bring about,' that is effect
Main Entry: annex
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: join or add
Synonyms: adjoin, affix, append, appropriate, associate, attach, connect, fasten, hitch on, hitch up, hook on, hook up, link, slap on, subjoin, tack on, tag, tag on, take on, take over, unite
Antonyms: detach, leave off, leave out
Main Entry: assume
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: take, undertake
Synonyms: accept, acquire, appropriate, arrogate, attend to, begin, confiscate, don, embark upon, embrace, enter upon, seize, set about, take on, take over, take up
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: not do
Main Entry: attempt
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: try, make effort
Synonyms: aim, attack, do level best, endeavor, essay, exert oneself, experiment, give a fling, give a whirl, give best shot, give it a go, give it a try, give old college try, go the limit, have a crack, have a go at, make a run at, pursue, push, seek, shoot the works, solicit, strive, tackle, take a stab at, take best shot, take on, try one's hand at, undertake, venture
Antonyms: be lazy
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