"take up the mantle" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes up the mantle [present, singular, third-person], taking up the mantle [participle, present], took up the mantle [past], taken up the mantle [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> up the mantle|head=take up the mantle}} take up the mantle (third-person singular simple present takes up the mantle, present participle taking up the mantle, simple past took up the mantle, past participle taken up the mantle)
  1. Synonym of assume the mantle. Synonyms: assume the mantle [synonym, synonym-of], assume the mantle, pick up the mantle Related terms: carry the mantle
    Sense id: en-take_up_the_mantle-en-verb-9ApHfA0T Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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