expression, godan verb (-ru)
take the form of; assume a shape
Used when something materializes into a particular shape or form, often with ～の形を取る or ～という形を取る.
その祭りは神事の形を取っている。
The festival takes the form of a Shinto ritual.
抗議は座り込みの形を取った。
The protest took the form of a sit-in.