Sentence:  A gray fox with a patch on one eye - confidence man , city slicker , lebensraum specialist - tries to <WSD>take</WSD> over Catfish Bend in this third relaxed allegory from Mr. Burman 's refreshing Louisiana animal community . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession