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phrasal verb
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
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phrasal verb
compete
Synonyms: attack, battle, contend, contest, encounter, engage, face, fight, match, meet, oppose, pit, vie
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phrasal verb
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
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phrasal verb
Begin to have or exhibit