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vi, took , tak*en , tak*ing 1 : to establish a take esp. by uniting or growing <with an experienced surgeon some 90 percent of the grafts -Lancet> 2 of a vaccine or vaccination : to produce a take n 1 : a local or systemic reaction indicative of successful vaccination 2 : a successful union (as of a graft) .
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