Give and Takes

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Give verb - To make a present of.

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Takes is an antonym for give.

Nearby Words: giving, given, giver

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Give is an antonym for takes in topics: require, consume, contract, carry, accept.

One story, by Nequ, deconstructed this trope, where a guy takes a pill that was supposed to give him a horse's stamina, but instead gives him a horse's endowment.

Source: Bigger Is Better in Bed
In The Legend of Kyrandia III: Malcolm's Revenge, you encounter a pirate who takes you prisoner and demands that you give him valuable items from your inventory.

Source: Give Me Your Inventory Item
Today Head of Chambers have a greater influence of which barristers takes which cases instead of having the clerk give them to you as they come.

Source: Series / Rumpole of the Bailey

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