takeover

[teyk-oh-ver] Origin

take·o·ver

[teyk-oh-ver]
noun
1.
the act of seizing, appropriating, or arrogating authority, control, management, etc.
2.
an acquisition or gaining control of a corporation through the purchase or exchange of stock.
Also, take-o·ver.


Origin:
1940–45; noun use of verb phrase take over

an·ti·take·o·ver, adjective, noun
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Takeover is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Word Origin & History

takeover
1917, "an act of taking over," noun derivative of verbal phrase take over (1884), from take (v.) + over. Attested from 1958 in the corporate sense.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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