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Taken as an Adjective
Definitions of "Taken" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Taken" as an adjective (1 Word)
Usage Examples of "Taken" as an adjective
Associations of "Taken" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Taken” are: interpreted

Taken as an Adjective

Definitions of "Taken" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “taken” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Understood in a certain way; made sense of.
Be affected with an indisposition.

Synonyms of "Taken" as an adjective (1 Word)

interpreted

Understood in a certain way; made sense of.
An open door interpreted as an invitation.

Usage Examples of "Taken" as an adjective

A smile taken as consent.
A word taken literally.
Couldn't tell when he would be taken drunk.
The child was taken ill.

Associations of "Taken" (30 Words)

acquirement	Something acquired, typically a skill. The acquirement* of self control.*
acquisition	An ability that has been acquired by training. The child s acquisition* of language.*
bring	Go or come after and bring or take back. She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings.
broach	A decorative pin worn by women. The salmon broach* then fall to slap the water.*
buccaneer	Live like a buccaneer. The marauding buccaneers who used to terrorize the Mediterranean coasts.
confiscate	Take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority. The police confiscated the stolen artwork.
deprivation	Act of depriving someone of food or money or rights. Losing him is no great deprivation.
deprive	Depose (someone, especially a member of the clergy) from office. The city was deprived of its water supplies.
dispossess	Deprive of the possession of real estate. A champion of the poor and the dispossessed.
fetch	The action of fetching. The devil will fetch* you.*
forfeit	The action of forfeiting something. His possessions were declared forfeit.
forfeiture	Something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty. Magistrates ordered the forfeiture* of his computer.*
grab	Capture the attention or imagination of. She grabbed him by the shirt collar.
have	Have or possess either in a concrete or an abstract sense. Do you have* a client named Peters.*
hold	Hold the attention of. They hold* that all literature is empty of meaning.*
impound	Seize and take legal custody of (something, especially a vehicle, goods, or documents) because of an infringement of a law. The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment.
impoverish	Make (a person or area) poor. The wars had impoverished him.
loot	Steal (goods) in a war, riot, etc. Police confronted the protestors who were looting shops.
own	Have something as one s own possess. The style had its own* charm.*
picking	The act of picking crops or fruit or hops etc. He sent the first picking* of berries to the market.*
pillage	Rob a (place) using violence, especially in wartime. The abbey was plundered and pillaged.
plunder	Plunder a town after capture. The contents of the abandoned houses were plundered by members of the new regime.
procure	Obtain (someone) as a prostitute for another person. Food procured for the rebels.
ransack	Go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage. Burglars ransacked her home.
secure	Financially safe. Everyone needs to have a home and to feel secure* and wanted.*
seize	Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force take as one s right or possession. The invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants.
supplant	Supersede and replace. The computer has supplanted the slide rule.
usurp	Take the place of. The Hanoverian dynasty had usurped the Stuarts.