WordNet sense 1 (begin work or acting in a certain capacity, office or job):

start

WordNet sense 2 (take up and practice as one's own):

adopt, borrow, take over

WordNet sense 3 (occupy or take on):

assume, strike, take

WordNet sense 4 (accept):

take in

WordNet sense 5 (take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption):

sorb

WordNet sense 6 (take in, also metaphorically):

absorb, draw, imbibe, suck, sop up, suck up, soak up

WordNet sense 7 (take out or up with or as if with a scoop):

scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up

WordNet sense 8 (take up as if with a sponge):

suck in

WordNet sense 9 (adopt):

latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on

WordNet sense 10 (return to a previous location or condition):

resume, resume