assume responsibility

verb phrase

Meaning

Accept the duty or blame for a task, decision, or outcome.

Examples

The CEO had to assume responsibility for the company's poor financial performance last quarter.
It takes courage to assume responsibility for your mistakes rather than blaming others.

Synonyms: take, accept, take charge of, shoulder

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assume responsibility

verb phrase

Pronunciation: əˈsuːm rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti

Definition

Accept the duty or blame for a task, decision, or outcome.

Examples

The CEO had to assume responsibility for the company's poor financial performance last quarter.
It takes courage to assume responsibility for your mistakes rather than blaming others.

Synonyms of assume responsibility

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Antonyms of assume responsibility

Words with the opposite meaning to assume responsibility:

shirk

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