assert one's right or title to v make undue claims to having v seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
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accept without verification or proof v take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities v take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect v take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person v occupy or take on v seize and take control without authority and possibly with force
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a bridgehead on the enemy's shoreline seized by an amphibious operation n