Return and Taking over

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Return verb - To bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place.

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Taking over is an antonym for return.

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

Taking over noun - Acquisition of property by descent or by will.

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Return is an antonym for taking over in topics: adopt, steal.

He's Back: Pat Patton, who had been written out of the strip by Dick Locher, made his return within days of Mike Curtis and Joe Staton taking over.

Source: Comic Strip / Dick Tracy
Insane Troll Logic: Doesn't trust wheels after taking over Ponyville during her season 3 return.

Source: Characters / Friendship Is Magic: Redeemed
In Busou Renkin, Chouno promises to give Kazuki the antidote for the homunculus core that is taking over Tokiko's body in return for his kakugane.

Source: Hostage for MacGuffin aka: Hostage For Mc Guffin

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