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take the part of

VERB

impersonate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

act like imitate masquerade as mimic portray pose as

STRONG

act ape ditto do enact fake mirror perform personate play playact represent

WEAK

act a part act out assume character do an impression of double as dress as make like pass oneself off as play a role put on an act

Antonyms

STRONG

direct fail halt idle prevent stop

WEAK

be original differ oppose reverse

VERB

support

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aid approve assist back bolster boost endorse establish help hold justify maintain promote side with uphold

STRONG

abet advance carry champion cheer comfort countenance forward foster second stay substantiate sustain verify

WEAK

agree with bear out boost morale get behind go along with go to bat for keep up plead for pull for put forward rally round stand behind stand up for stick by stick up for take one's side throw in one's lot with throw in with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block condemn decrease desert disapprove discourage halt hinder hurt injure invalidate obstruct oppose prevent reject stop undermine

STRONG

disprove impede

WEAK

contradict let down let go neglect refuse release

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“We take the part of the population that nobody wants to deal with.”

From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2019

She would take the part of Bettina, and her correspondent would be Emerson, whom she adored.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 20, 2018

When “Frasier” was spun off as a separate show in 1993, Grammer begged Mr. Mahoney to take the part of Martin Crane, Frasier’s father.

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2018

"But who would play Carl Wood - the EPH? Do you think Mr Tom Hardy or Mr Vinnie Jones is going to rush to take the part of... the EPH?" he asked.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2016

Instead of maintaining equal freedom for weak and strong, the State was to take the part of the weak against the strong, in order to secure to all citizens a real participation in progressive civilization.

From Contemporary Socialism by Rae, John

take the part of

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