taking over

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

taking over
    n 1: acquisition of property by descent or by will [syn:
         {succession}, {taking over}]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

31 Moby Thesaurus words for "taking over":
      accession, adoption, anointing, anointment, appointment,
      appropriation, arrogation, assignment, assumption, authorization,
      colonization, conquest, consecration, coronation, delegation,
      deputation, election, empowerment, enslavement, indent,
      legitimate succession, occupation, preemption, preoccupation,
      prepossession, requisition, seizure, subjugation, succession,
      takeover, usurpation