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taking up the mantle

taking up the mantle is the present participle and gerund of take up the mantle.

Meaning of take up the mantle

Verb

take up the mantle (third-person singular simple present takes up the mantle, present participle taking up the mantle, simple past took up the mantle, past participle taken up the mantle)

  1. Synonym of assume the mantle.
    • Educators took up this mantle enthusiastically.1994, Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, →ISBN, page 27

Noun

taking up the mantle (uncountable)

  1. The act of one who takes up the mantle.

Questions about taking up the mantle

What does taking up the mantle mean?
Taking up the mantle means the act of one who takes up the mantle.
What is taking up the mantle the present participle and gerund of?
Taking up the mantle is the present participle and gerund of take up the mantle.
What part of speech is taking up the mantle?
Taking up the mantle is a noun.

Words near taking up the mantle in the dictionary

  1. taking up the cudgel for
  2. taking up the cudgels
  3. taking up the gantlet
  4. taking up the gauntlet
  5. taking up the hatchet
  6. taking up the mantle
  7. taking up the slack
  8. taking up with
  9. taking upon oneself
  10. taking water
  11. taking with

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