Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)assume, acquire, adopt, take on, taketake on a certain form, attribute, or aspect“His voice took on a sad tone”,
“The story took a new turn”,
“he adopted an air of superiority”,
“She assumed strange manners”,
“The gods assume human or animal form in these fables” (v)accept, admit, take, take onadmit into a group or community“accept students for graduate study”,
“We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member” (v)meet, encounter, play, take oncontend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle“Princeton plays Yale this weekend”,
“Charlie likes to play Mary”