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To take for temporary use

To take for one's own benefit, typically without permission

To draw inspiration from, or bear a resemblance to

To adopt (an idea or creation) as one's own

(US, Britain, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile

To renew the terms of a loan

To make a false show or pretense of

To actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.)

To be made up or consist of

Pay or charge fee for use, service, or privilege

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To take for temporary use

“It is possible, in some instances, to borrow money from your bank to buy publicly traded shares.”

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To take for one's own benefit, typically without permission

plagiarise^UK

plagiarize^US

annex^US

annexe^UK

infringe the copyright of

have one's fingers in the till

burglarize^US

burglarise^UK

pass off as one's own

moonlight requisition

dispossess someone of

put hand in cookie jar

take from

commit white-collar crime

steal money

have one's hand in the till

make free with

claim unduly

defraud someone of

dip into the public purse

cheat one of

strip one of

line one's purse with

line one's pockets with

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“Some bureaucrats of administrative villages often borrow the rights to contract out the land and collect proceeds from its use.”

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To draw inspiration from, or bear a resemblance to

“His artistic style would borrow heavily from the great masters of the early 20th century.”

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To adopt (an idea or creation) as one's own

take responsibility for

pick up where one left off

pick up where you left off

give something a whirl

begin where one left off

endeavour^UK

endeavor^US

assume responsibility of

come to power over

take responsibility of

take the reins of

take up the baton for

utilize^US

utilise^UK

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“The best he could do was borrow concepts and words from other disciplines.”

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(US, Britain, slang) To obtain something by wit or guile

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To renew the terms of a loan

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To make a false show or pretense of

favor^US

favour^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

give the appearance of

make believe

go through the motions of

epitomize^US

epitomise^UK

put up a smoke screen

follow suit

trump up

act as if

follow the example of

satirize^US

satirise^UK

symbolise^UK

symbolize^US

fantasize^US

go through the motions

put on a false display

minimize^US

create out of thin air

pattern oneself after

pattern oneself on

minimise^UK

take as an example

follow in the footsteps of

take as a pattern

follow in someone's steps

take a leaf out of someone's book

fantasise^UK

sweep something under the rug

keep dark

sweep something under the carpet

build castles in Spain

build castles in the air

assume the character of

take leaf out of book

paint a mental picture of

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To actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.)

baulk^UK

balk^US

take law into own hands

set one's face against

refuse to accept the authority of

take part in an uprising

refuse to obey orders

take part in an insurrection

disfavor^US

disfavour^UK

refuse to acknowledge

put up a fight against

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To be made up or consist of

take into consideration

have as a consequence

take something on board

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Pay or charge fee for use, service, or privilege

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