- 6. Arrest, seize, catch, take prisoner, take into custody.
- 7. Assume, adopt.
- 8. Pay (as a note), discharge, settle.
- 9. Buy or borrow.
- 10. Answer by reproof, reprimand.
- 11. Comprise, include.
- 12. Collect, exact (as a tax).
Take up arms. Begin war, commence hostilities.
Take up one’s connection. Terminate one’s relations.
Take upon one’s self.
- 1. Assume, undertake.
- 2. Incur, appropriate to one’s self.
Take up the gauntlet. Accept the challenge.
Take up with. Be contented with.
Tale, n.
- 1. Oral relation, story, account, that which is told, rehearsal, narrative.
- 2. Story, fable, legend, narrative, relation, apologue, parable, novel, romance.
- 3. Information, anything disclosed.
- 4. Account, count, reckoning.
Tale-bearer, n. Tell-tale, tattler, mumble-news, gossip.
Talent, n. Gift, faculty, capacity, genius, endowment, ability, ableness, power, parts, cleverness, turn, aptitude, aptness, knack, forte.
Talented, a. Gifted, of talent, of brilliant parts.