assume the mantle

verb

To take on a specific role or position, along with any associated responsibilities.

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take up the mantlepick up the mantle
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Meanings

verbassume the mantle (third-person singular simple present assumes the mantle, present participle assuming the mantle, simple past and past participle assumed the mantle)

present singular third person assumes the mantle · participle present assuming the mantle · participle past assumed the mantle · past assumed the mantle

  1. idiomaticTo take on a specific role or position, along with any associated responsibilities.

    Synonyms: take up the mantle, pick up the mantle

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo take on a specific role or position, along with any associated responsibilities.

Similar
take up the mantlepick up the mantle
Also see
pick up the mantletake up the mantle

Origin

From the act of putting on particular robes of office.

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assume the mantle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assume%20the%20mantle

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “assume the mantle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assume%20the%20mantle.

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