- New York Times Crossword
- January 1 2026
- Take over for
Take over for
We have found the following answers matching the query 'Take over for' in our database: For more stats and recent usage scroll down and continue reading. Take over for crossword clue was last seen on January 1 2026 in the popular New York Times Crossword.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher | | 99% | RELIEVE | Take over for | New York Times |
| 20% | USURP | Take over forcibly | USA Today |
Definition
| • | To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to cause to rise. |
| • | To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give prominence or conspicuousness to; to set off by contrast. |
| • | To raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness of. |
| • | To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or afflicting; to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor. |
| • | To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil, distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to support, strengthen, or deliver; as, to relieve a besieged town. |
| • | To release from a post, station, or duty; to put another in place of, or to take the place of, in the bearing of any burden, or discharge of any duty. |
| • | To ease of any imposition, burden, wrong, or oppression, by judicial or legislative interposition, as by the removal of a grievance, by indemnification for losses, or the like; to right. |
Recent Usage in Crossword Puzzles:
- New York Times: Jan 1, 2026
- USA Today: Jul 19, 2024
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