to assume the mantle
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7.3
- idiom
- Formal
:
asumir el liderazgo
- Condit will assume the mantle of the best at 170 pounds and likely move on to face the winner of Johny Hendricks vs. Martin Kampmann.
Examples
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The new CEO will assume the mantle of responsibility for guiding the company through its next phase.
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The next generation of superheroes has to be ready to assume the mantle.
Blog text (11) -
Thus, Pastrana in 1998 assumed the mantle of responsibility for dealing with the country's escalating violence and precarious economy.
Academic text (2000) -
But at the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, we see this news as a clarion call for the U.S. to assume the mantle of leadership not with troops but by empowering the emerging forces of freedom in the region.
Blog text (16) -
Once a global leader in wind and solar energy technology, the United States faltered and never fully recovered as public support ceased and other governments—Denmark, Germany, and Japan—increased their investments and stepped in to assume the mantle of leadership in the emerging sectors.
Blog text (21) -
It's time for us to step up and assume the mantle of leadership in our community.
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With the departure of the old manager, she is ready to assume the mantle and lead the team.
Synonyms
862
3.1
Begin to control someone else's job or project
405
2.8
To agree to do a job or task
98
3.5
Start to control a group or situation and lead others
79
3.2
To start guiding a group or activity and make the main decisions
32
4.6
To take responsibility and act when a difficult situation happens
23
4.7
To drive a car or have control of a situation
12
4.4
To lead an organization, group, or project
10
3.1
Accept a job, responsibility, or part in a play
2
4.6
Lead a project or task and make sure it is finished
1
7.4
To take on responsibility as the next leader
1
4.2
To lead a group or activity and direct what people do
Start managing something after the previous person leaves
To start managing a task or group after someone else managed it
To offer to take charge of a group or task
Antonyms
How Important
- Formal
1
7.3
465
2.9
∞
1.0
10
3.1
405
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to take on an important role or responsibility' is directly derivable from combining 'assume' (to take on) with 'mantle' (a role or emblem of authority). Although somewhat formal and metaphorical, the verb + noun composition is predictable, so a learner who knows both constituent meanings should understand the expression.
Etymology
Assume the mantle comes from the image of a mantle as a large cloak worn by rulers or leaders; putting on the cloak showed you were ready to lead. So, assume the mantle means 'to take on an important role or responsibility'.