Possess oneself of and Take up

Take up and possess oneself of are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Take up" with "Possess oneself of", this phrasal verbs are similar.

Take up verb - To move from a lower to a higher place or position.

Possess oneself of and take up are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Possess oneself of" with "Take up", this phrasal verbs are similar.