3
adopt(verb, appropriate, acquire)
3
took over
2
bump(verb, take)
2
butt in
2
nip(verb, remove, appropriate, acquire, seize)
2
pirate
2
take over(verb, expression, take, remove, appropriate)
1
accept(verb, remove, appropriate, acquire, seize)
1
annexe
1
attain(verb, remove, appropriate, acquire, seize)
1
barge in
1
borrow(verb, remove, appropriate, acquire, seize)
1
capture(verb, take, remove, appropriate, acquire)
1
catch(verb, remove, appropriate, acquire, seize)
1
claim unduly
1
clap hands on(verb, expression, idiom, take, appropriate)
1
colonize
1
conquer
1
cut out(verb, expression, take, appropriate, grasp)
1
earn(verb, remove, appropriate, acquire, seize)
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