Verb: take hold teyk hówld
- Become established or effective; begin to have an effect
"The new policy took hold quickly among the employees"; "A crazy idea took hold of him"
- Assume control
"The vice president took hold after the CEO's resignation";
- take charge, take control
- Take into your hands deliberately
"A crazy idea took hold of him";
- seize, prehend [archaic], clutch, take hold of
- Affect
"Fear took hold of the prisoners";
- seize, clutch, get hold of, take hold of
Derived forms: takes hold, took hold, taken hold, taking hold
Type of: engulf, get hold of, head, ingulf [archaic], lead, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, take