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North American food production and distribution company
includes Del Monte, S&W, Contadina, College Inn, Kitchen Basics, Joyba, and Take Root. Greg Longstreet is the current chief executive officer of Del Monte Foods
Del_Monte_Foods
American missing-child non-profit organization
Take Root, a non-profit organization established on a grant from the United States Department of Justice, was the first missing-child organization to
Take_Root
Defunct restaurant in New York City, U.S.
Take Root was a restaurant in New York City. The restaurant served New American cuisine and had received a Michelin star. List of defunct restaurants
Take_Root_(restaurant)
Basal organ of a vascular plant
epidermal cells and root hairs take up soil water and dissolved ions; these are then conducted to the shoot via the xylem. Root architecture (depth, spread)
Root
Species of flowering plant
Australia. It grows 1–2 m (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in) tall and prefers to take root in gravelly, rocky soils high up in piedmont plains, at 1,300–1,400 m
Asparagus_racemosus
Genus of flowering plants in the stonecrop family
indentations in leaf margins. These young plants eventually drop off and take root. No males have been found of one species of this genus which does flower
Kalanchoe
Fruit of several cactus species
Like other cacti, if a healthy piece of the stem is broken off, it may take root in the soil and become its own plant. The plants can endure temperatures
Pitaya
Genus of flowering plants
are prostrate, perennial, herbaceous plants, with creeping stems which take root readily at the leaf nodes. The flowers are white, greenish or yellowish
Dichondra
Species of flowering plant
in diameter. They may bend down under the weight of the new growth and take root some distance from the parent plant, giving rise to the name "walking
Tree_onion
Salix, genus of trees
viable only for a few days; they require warm and moist conditions to take root. The plants can also reproduce vegetatively from decapitated stumps and
Willow
American actor (born 1951)
Stephen Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio (1995–1999), as Milton Waddams in
Stephen_Root
Genus of flowering plants in the olive family Oleaceae
following spring. Low-hanging boughs that touch the ground will often take root, adding to the total mass of the plant, but can be removed for transplanting
Forsythia
Global adoption of western culture and values
numerous other aspects, and shifts in culture patterns can be seen to take root as a community becomes acculturated to Western customs and characteristics
Westernization
1993 novel by Octavia E. Butler
16, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025. "The Destiny of Earthseed is to take root among the stars". Earthseed. May 31, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2021. Times
Parable_of_the_Sower_(novel)
Species of flowering plant
ISBN 0-517-70787-X Schillo, Rebecca (2011). Cummings, Nina (ed.). "Native Landscaping Takes Root in Chicago". In the Field. The Field Museum: 13. Pocius, Victoria M.;
Asclepias_tuberosa
Institution preserving and interpreting collections or heritage
items, and not until much later did the emphasis on educating the public take root. The English word museum comes from Latin, and is pluralized as museums
Museum
Species of Ribes cultivated for its edible fruit
raised from cuttings rather than seed; cuttings planted in the autumn will take root quickly and begin to bear fruit within a few years. Nevertheless, bushes
Gooseberry
Motion picture with synchronized sound
movie and live vocal performance (benshi), talking pictures were slow to take root. Conversely, in India, sound was the transformative element that led to
Sound_film
Genus of flowering plants
growing more than 20–70 cm (8–27+1⁄2 in) above ground; the stems frequently take root where they touch the ground, enabling the plant to spread widely. The
Vinca
American worldwide multi-channel network
the multi-channel network (MCN) model after the initial model failed to take root. Maker Studios was acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2014 for $500
Disney_Digital_Network
Several species of Filipino Ficus trees
that grow several hanging roots which eventually touch the ground and take root. Some baletes produce natural rubber of an inferior quality. The Indian
Balete_tree
Group of lines within a poem
ice-bound, Changed into weeping willows, sweep the ground; Dead boughs take root in ponds And ferns on windows shoot their ghostly fronds. But vainly the
Stanza
2014 novel by Emily St. John Mandel
a town with electric lights, suggesting civilization is beginning to take root again. Five weeks later, Kirsten leaves with the Traveling Symphony for
Station_Eleven
19th-century sentimental ballad by Stephen Foster
song "awakens sympathies for the slave, in which antislavery principles take root, grow, and flourish". However, the song's publication by Firth & Pond
My_Old_Kentucky_Home
Species of plant
This plant produces trailing stems when it climbs up trees and these take root when they reach the ground and grow along with it. The leaves on these
Epipremnum_aureum
Intersection between the root and the stem
vascular changes take place at this point. Root-crown temperature has been found to affect plant growth and physiology in a number of ways. Root crowns need
Root_crown
Index of plants with the same common name
of plantlets. These tiny plants are produced by the mother plant, and take root on touching the ground. The name may refer to: Chlorophytum comosum, the
Hen_and_chicken_plant
Tree in Dalarna, Sweden
snow may push the tree's low-lying branches to ground level, where they take root and survive to grow again the next year in a process known as layering
Old_Tjikko
Landscape architect & garden designer
Cummings, Ed. "Ideas Take Root at First Gardening and Books Festival", The Telegraph, London, 31 May 2013. "Tom Stuart-Smith Takes the English Garden Global"
Tom_Stuart-Smith
Part of plant root
the root. Root hair cells improve plant water absorption by increasing root surface area to volume ratio which allows the root hair cell to take in more
Root_hair
in China in the 7th century, during the Tang dynasty. But it did not take root in China until its reintroduction by the Jesuits during the 16th century
Christianity_in_China
During the Late Joseon Dynasty, in the 19th century, Christianity began to take root in Korea. While both Christianity and Buddhism would play important roles
Religion_in_Korea
River delta in Botswana
islands began as termite mounds (often Macrotermes spp.), where a tree then takes root on the mound of soil. Chief's Island (19°12′S 22°48′E / 19.200°S 22
Okavango_Delta
with immigrants from the Minnan and Guangdong regions of South China, to take root in Taiwan. Overall, the original Chinese folk gods are still worshipped
Taiwanese_folk_beliefs
North American carbonated beverage
Root beer is a North American beverage traditionally made using the root bark of the sassafras tree Sassafras albidum or the sarsaparilla vine Smilax ornata
Root_beer
Pile built of accumulated spoil
heat, making it difficult (although not impossible) for vegetation to take root; this encourages erosion and creates dangerous, unstable slopes. Existing
Spoil_tip
country in the Eastern Bloc where large-scale collectivization failed to take root. A legacy of collectivization in Poland was the network of inefficient
Collectivization in the Polish People's Republic
Collectivization_in_the_Polish_People's_Republic
Species of vine
extricated. The Latin specific epithet radicans means 'with stems that take root'. The plant is commonly known as cow-itch vine because skin redness and
Campsis_radicans
Species of flowering plant
Caprifoliaceae), growing 2–4 meters (6.6–13.1 ft) high with pendulous branches that take root where they touch the ground. These rooted branches form obstacles which
Viburnum_lantanoides
American risk and reinsurance company
which he had discussed with Lloyd's of London in 1915, was beginning to take root. The firm occupied eight floors (47–55) in the South Tower and one (94)
Guy_Carpenter
self-produced their first EP, Precious EP in 2006. The band is signed to Take Root Records, an independent record label. Their debut record with the label
Minipop
1971 ethics essay by Judith Jarvis Thomson
the air like pollen, and if you open your windows, one may drift in and take root in your carpets or upholstery. You don't want children, so you fix up
A_Defense_of_Abortion
Earliest feces of a mammalian infant
PMID 28454555. Willyard C (January 2018). "Could baby's first bacteria take root before birth?". Nature. 553 (7688): 264–266. Bibcode:2018Natur.553..264W
Meconium
Canadian artist
1958, Toronto, ON) is an artist known for her experimental films that take root in written monologues, her portraits, and her essays that pair photography
Moyra_Davey
Bureau of investigation of the US state of Kansas
Contests Parental Abductions You Can Help! Kansas AMBER Alert Web Site Take Root Team Hope NetSmartz Workshop 2 Smart 4 U The KBI keeps records of Kansas’
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kansas_Bureau_of_Investigation
Organic matter on tree branches hosting epiphytes and other arboreal biomass
can reach depths of 30 cm in some temperate rainforests. Epiphytes can take root in the canopy soil, which accelerates the development of the soil by adding
Canopy_soils
Species of plant
first-year canes (primocanes) often grow downward to the soil in the fall, and take root and form tip layers which become new plants. The leaves are pinnate, with
Rubus_leucodermis
Subculture of young men
work". The phenomenon of the tech bro, or brogrammer, sees bro culture take root in the technology industry. The term is almost always applied pejoratively
Bro_culture
Variety of grape
2018. Retrieved 20 June 2021. Mike Dunne, Dunne on Wine: Greek grapes take root in Tehama County, Sacbee.com, 2 August 2017 "Assyrtiko". Decanter. 12
Assyrtiko
Species of succulent
'umbilical cord'-like appendage until they take root and become reliably self-sufficient. A plantlet's goal is to take root and spread the colony, either by breaking
Sempervivum_ciliosum
Leader of Sudan since 2019
the Middle East, since if "the idea of democracy itself [should] ever take root, or become widespread in the Middle East," then it would constitute a
Abdel_Fattah_al-Burhan
Genus of plants
advantage of growing to a very large size at a rapid pace. Almost all poplars take root readily from cuttings or where broken branches lie on the ground (they
Populus
English cricketer (born 1990)
Joseph Edward Root (born 30 December 1990) is an English international cricketer who plays for England in Tests and ODIs. He captained the Test team from
Joe_Root
Species of succulent
rambling and mat-forming. Each stem forms roots at its internodes, which take root if the stem lies against the ground. C.capitella is mostly biennial, blooming
Crassula_capitella
Species of tree
other willows, pure specimens do not take root readily from cuttings; if a willow resembling the species does root easily, it is probably a hybrid with
Salix_caprea
since the mid-20th century, when archaeology as a modern science began to take root in China. These items are among the most important excavated treasures
List of Chinese cultural relics forbidden to be exhibited abroad
List_of_Chinese_cultural_relics_forbidden_to_be_exhibited_abroad
Species of fig tree
aerial roots that grow downward. Once these roots reach the ground, they take root and become supportive woody trunks. The figs produced by the tree are
Ficus_benghalensis
Genetically identical, single site plants, fungi, or bacteria
or aerial rooting, e.g. willow, blackberry, fig, and banyan. Some vines naturally form adventitious roots on their stems that take root in the soil
Clonal_colony
Ultimately, communism was suppressed by the government, and failed to take root in the country. In the post-colonial era, the Malaysian government has
Communism_in_Malaysia
Parable taught by Jesus of Nazareth according to Christian gospels
individual's response to his message, or even the apparent failure of it to take root, but that "in spite of the opposition of enemies of the Kingdom and in
Parable_of_the_Sower
Fictional religion in Octavia Butler's works
Earthseed also promotes the belief that "The Destiny of Earthseed / Is to take root among the stars" (The Parable of the Sower, Octavia E. Butler). The Destiny
Earthseed
Species of cactus
reproduction, the tree cholla reproduces when stem joints fall to the ground and take root. Thus, this species spreads, and its spread is hard to control, especially
Cylindropuntia_imbricata
Species of flowering plant
native forests. Even where the climate does not permit T. fluminensis to take root, it still can spread rapidly from being transported by animals and humans
Tradescantia_fluminensis
Species of spore-bearing plant
If it encounters moisture, Selaginella lepidophylla may rehydrate and take root in the new location. Plants that go through the resurrection process are
Selaginella_lepidophylla
American journalist (born 1947)
gangsters are cutting off this development before it has a chance to take root." Jack Matlock, the former U.S. ambassador in Moscow, writing in The Washington
David_Satter
Variety of grape
white and black Filéri varietals. Mike Dunne, Dunne on Wine: Greek grapes take root in Tehama County, Sacbee.com, 2 August 2017 Moschofilero, Vitis International
Moschofilero
Cereal grain and staple food
Rice Project. Marris, E. (May 18, 2007). "Rice with human proteins to take root in Kansas". Nature. doi:10.1038/news070514-17. S2CID 84688423. Bethell
Rice
1992 studio album by Sublime
Rejecting the smoldering angst of the grunge music that was beginning to take root on the radio, Sublime made revelry their primary muse, detailing parties
40oz._to_Freedom
Volcanic plug in Morro Bay, California, United States
and a few common grasses, mosses, lichens and weeds from the mainland take root on the rock itself. Morro Bay State Marine Recreational Management Area
Morro_Rock
Species of flowering plant
can resprout easily, and if stem fragments break off, they can often take root and grow into new plants. Moose are especially fond of this plant, pulling
Salix_alaxensis
US musical group
London, UK. The Ettes' second album Look At Life Again Soon released by Take Root Records in the USA, 2Fer Records in Spain and KNTRST in Germany, Austria
The_Ettes
Species of evergreen coniferous tree
overlapping scales. They contain about eight seeds each. The branches may take root if the tree falls. Trunk Foliage Cones The species was first described
Thuja_occidentalis
Species of flowering plant
plantlets grow, their weight causes the stalk to dip to the ground where they take root. Vegetative reproduction, involving 2 or 1 plantlets growing on the stem
Trimezia_northiana
Anti-flooding structure
is also the only surface in which eelgrass can take root, these natural processes can no longer take place in this now sand-stripped location. The absence
Bulkhead_(barrier)
Tatars. That is why the Turkic languages spoken by other Tatars did not take root among the Belarusian Tatars. The Belarusian Muslims spoke Old Belarusian
Islam_in_Belarus
Public, boarding school in George, Western Cape, South Africa
Excellence". The school badge features the York Rose and the motto, "Take Root and Grow", a quote taken from the diary of an ancestor of the founding
York_High_School_(George)
African-American family from Virginia
Winiecki, Susan (February 22, 2019). \"Blackwell Ashe Family Tree to Take Root in Richmond\". Richmond Magazine. Retrieved June 9, 2025. Burkins, Glenn
Blackwell_Family_of_Virginia
Species of tree
to take root or root slowly and stems that have not lignified are easy to decay after planting. NAA or Vitamin D solutions can help with the rooting of
Toona_sinensis
Arithmetic operation, inverse of nth power
number x of which the root is taken is the radicand. A root of degree 2 is called a square root and a root of degree 3, a cube root. Roots of higher degree
Nth_root
Species of legume
creeping runners (stolons) from its base, which grow along the ground and take root. The stems and leaves are hairless. It flowers from mid-May to June and
Trifolium_stoloniferum
Perennial woody plant with elongated trunk
the water and may become lodged on emerging mudbanks and successfully take root. Other seeds, such as apple pips and plum stones, have fleshy receptacles
Tree
Protestant, but with the abolition of slavery there in 1838, it began to take root. Currently, Catholics comprise about 4% of churchgoing Barbadians under
Catholic_Church_in_Barbados
American opera director (born 1941)
direction the Long Beach Opera became the first professional opera company to take root in the modern era and survive. Having predated the formation of Los Angeles
Michael_Milenski
Species of flowering plant
through vegetative reproduction. Stolons emerging from the basal rosette take root and develop into new plants. Antennaria plantaginifolia is widely distributed
Antennaria_plantaginifolia
1977 American film by Carl Reiner
to Johnny Appleseed, saying he was given the best seeds and they will take root. God prepares to leave and says he will not be coming back. Jerry then
Oh,_God!_(film)
Fruiting body of a subterranean ascomycete fungus
the original on 2014-06-30. Burnham, Ted (29 February 2012). "Truffles Take Root In Appalachian Soil". NPR. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018
Truffle
Bellavista, and released their eponymous debut LP on April 24, 2007, on Take Root Records. From 2008 to 2017, LaScala was replaced by Bajda. In 2017, Bajda
Bellavista_(band)
Algorithms for calculating square roots
Square root algorithms compute the non-negative square root S {\displaystyle {\sqrt {S}}} of a positive real number S {\displaystyle S} . Since all square
Square_root_algorithms
American author
Fellingham Minx (Love Takes Root, #3) (2014) Miss Fellingham's Rebellion (Love Takes Root, #2.5) (2014) The Other Harlow Girl (Love Takes Root, #2) (2014) The
Lynn_Messina
Process by which new plants grow
is essential in successful seed germination and in helping cuttings to take root. In colder climates they are sometimes used for plants like peppers and
Plant_propagation
2020 British film by Philippa Lowthorpe
runs into trouble because these ideas don't have a chance to develop or take root." "Dickon Hinchliffe Scoring Philippa Lowthorpe's 'Misbehaviour' | Film
Misbehaviour_(film)
Species of flowering plant
horizontally along the ground and upturned at the tip. The branches will take root when in contact with the soil. Leaves are less crowded and a darker green
Darwinia_fascicularis
Pseudoscientific concept in Theosophy
Root races are concepts in the esoteric cosmology of Theosophy. As described in Helena Petrovna Blavatsky's book The Secret Doctrine (1888), these races
Root_race
Japanese-style single-portion meal
fifty years, which allowed Japanese bento culture to be introduced and take root. In Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China, bento is written as 便當 (pinyin:
Bento
Lake in Central Java, Indonesia
cucullata also contribute. The aquatic plants, such as H. verticillatta, take root in a large amount of peat (in some places measuring 2 metres (6.6 ft)
Lake_Rawa_Pening
Skirt made of long stems of grass bound to a waistband
returning from their duties in the Pacific. Polynesian culture had begun to take root in the US through such things as James A. Michener's Tales of the South
Grass_skirt
British actress (born 1963)
Amanda Root (born 1963) is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for her starring role as Anne Elliot in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Persuasion
Amanda_Root
Concrete breakwater element
large area available in the interstitial spaces for native vegetation to take root, ultimately helping to restore the stream bank to a more natural state
A-Jacks
English instrumental rock group
1963 as the "Mersey Sound", from the Beatles and other groups, began to take root. In the summer of 1963, Joe Meek induced the Tornados' bassist Heinz Burt
The_Tornados
Species of flowering plant
germination. Cranberry hibiscus propagates well with cuttings, which will take root in soil or water. The plant can be maintained in an oval form by pinching
Hibiscus_acetosella
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TAKE ROOT
Boy/Male
Japanese
Strong like bamboo.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Norfolk and Suffolk)
English (mainly Norfolk and Suffolk) : variant of Faulks.Dutch : from the Germanic personal name Facco, a variant of Falco, itself probably a short form of a personal name formed with fal, a tribal name (as in Westphalia) or alternatively a byname meaning ‘falcon’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a pass or narrow valley, from Old English hraca ‘throat’, or a habitational name from any of the minor places deriving their name from this word, such as Rake in Devon or The Rake in Sussex.English and Dutch : from Middle English, Middle Dutch rake ‘rake’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such implements or as a nickname for a tall thin man. (The expression ‘lean as a rake’ is found in Chaucer.)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Norse byname Haki (cognate with Hook), given originally to someone with a hunched figure or a hooked nose.North German : variant of Haack.Dutch and North German : from the Germanic personal name Hac(c)o, a short form of a compound name beginning with the element hag ‘hedge’, ‘enclosure’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant spelling of Hacke.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone living by a prominent oak tree, from Middle English ake ‘oak’, or a habitational name from the village of Aike, near Lockington, East Yorkshire, which is named with Old English Äc ‘oak’, dative Äce ‘(place at) the oak tree’.
Male
Japanese
(1-剛雄, 2-æ¦é›„) Japanese name TAKEO means 1) valiant male," or "violent/warrior male."
Girl/Female
English Scandinavian Anglo Saxon Irish
Brings joy.
Boy/Male
Hebrew American English
He grasps the heel. Supplanter.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably an occupational name for a baker.German (northern Frisian) : from a short form of the personal name Balke, itself a reduced form of Baldeke, a pet form of Baldewin (see Baldwin).Dutch : variant of Baek.
Male
Finnish
Pet form of Finnish Aarne, AAKE means "eagle."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name TÄta, possibly a short form of various compound names with the obscure first element tÄt, or else a nursery formation. This surname is common and widespread in Britain; the chief area of concentration is northeastern England, followed by northern Ireland.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Country)
English (chiefly West Country) : topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, Old English lacu, or a habitational name from a place named with this word, for example in Wiltshire and Devon. Modern English lake (Middle English lake) is only distantly related, if at all; it comes via Old French from Latin lacus. This meaning, which ousted the native sense, came too late to be found as a place name element, but may lie behind some examples of the surname.Part translation of French Beaulac.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, Christian, English
Pond; Lake
Boy/Male
English Scandinavian American Irish Native American
Cheerful.
Female
French
Feminine form of French Gaëtan, GAËTANE means "from Caieta (Gaeta, Italy)."
Boy/Male
English
Alert.
Male
English
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, TATE means "cheerful."
Male
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, from Latin lacus, LAKE means "pond, lake."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English cake denoting a flat loaf made from fine flour (Old Norse kaka), hence a metonymic occupational name for a baker who specialized in fancy breads. It was first attested as a surname in the 13th century (Norfolk, Northamptonshire).
Male
English
 Middle English variant form of English Jack "God is gracious." Short form of English Jacob, JAKE means "supplanter."
TAKE ROOT
TAKE ROOT
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Lord Krishna
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English, Greek
Good Personality
Boy/Male
Hindu
Merciful
Girl/Female
Indian
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nagabhushana | நாகபà¯à®·à®¾à®¨à®¾
One who has serpents as ornaments
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Freedom Fighter
Boy/Male
Muslim
{h}name of Ganesh, {m}fire
Boy/Male
Muslim
Famous sahabi of rasoolullah
Girl/Female
Muslim
Endowed with wisdom, Learning
TAKE ROOT
TAKE ROOT
TAKE ROOT
TAKE ROOT
TAKE ROOT
v. t.
To bear without ill humor or resentment; to submit to; to tolerate; to endure; as, to take a joke; he will take an affront from no man.
v. t.
Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to clear; as, to take a hedge or fence.
v. t.
To accept the word or offer of; to receive and accept; to bear; to submit to; to enter into agreement with; -- used in general senses; as, to take a form or shape.
n.
That which is taken; especially, the quantity of fish captured at one haul or catch.
v.t.
To make naked.
v. t.
To receive as something to be eaten or dronk; to partake of; to swallow; as, to take food or wine.
n.
See 2d Tike.
v. i.
To take hold; to fix upon anything; to have the natural or intended effect; to accomplish a purpose; as, he was inoculated, but the virus did not take.
v. t.
To form a likeness of; to copy; to delineate; to picture; as, to take picture of a person.
v. t.
To lead; to conduct; as, to take a child to church.
v. t.
To admit, as, something presented to the mind; not to dispute; to allow; to accept; to receive in thought; to entertain in opinion; to understand; to interpret; to regard or look upon; to consider; to suppose; as, to take a thing for granted; this I take to be man's motive; to take men for spies.
v. t.
To employ; to use; to occupy; hence, to demand; to require; as, it takes so much cloth to make a coat.
v. i.
To admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his face does not take well.
v. t.
To remove; to withdraw; to deduct; -- with from; as, to take the breath from one; to take two from four.
v. t.
To obtain possession of by force or artifice; to get the custody or control of; to reduce into subjection to one's power or will; to capture; to seize; to make prisoner; as, to take am army, a city, or a ship; also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to attack; to seize; -- said of a disease, misfortune, or the like.
v. t.
To make selection of; to choose; also, to turn to; to have recourse to; as, to take the road to the right.
p. p.
Taken.
v. t.
To assume; to adopt; to acquire, as shape; to permit to one's self; to indulge or engage in; to yield to; to have or feel; to enjoy or experience, as rest, revenge, delight, shame; to form and adopt, as a resolution; -- used in general senses, limited by a following complement, in many idiomatic phrases; as, to take a resolution; I take the liberty to say.
a.
To reduce from a wild to a domestic state; to make gentle and familiar; to reclaim; to domesticate; as, to tame a wild beast.