Meanings
verbpick up the mantle (third-person singular simple present picks up the mantle, present participle picking up the mantle, simple past and past participle picked up the mantle)
present singular third person picks up the mantle · participle present picking up the mantle · participle past picked up the mantle · past picked up the mantle
- Synonym of assume the mantle.
Synonyms: assume the mantle, assume the mantle, take up the mantle
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of assume the mantle.
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pick up the mantle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20up%20the%20mantle
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pick up the mantle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pick%20up%20the%20mantle.
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