I need a synonym for "transfer" which makes clear that the recipient has initiated the transfer

I have following situation: There is a software system for managing to-do lists for a team. If a team member sees that a coworker has too much on his list, she can decide to transfer the feature to her own list in order to help him. But if I just say "The software allows users to transfer todos between lists", it sounds like they are able to push their own tasks to other's lists. I need a word for "transfer", which makes clear that the new task owner has initiated the transfer, so it sounds nice. A long explanation won't do, as it is bad for marketing, it should be a single verb. Something like "take over", but "take over" doesn't feel right to me - or is it OK?

Solution 1:

In the context that you describe, I believe you could possibly use "adopt".

It conveys two desirable meanings:

• Adoptions are one way transfers left at the initiative of would-be adopters.
• Adopters actively take responsibility for their adopted to-do list item.

Solution 2:

You might consider "capture" or "assume" or "acquire" to mean "take over" something.

Solution 3:

I like "assume." You might also consider "undertake" or "appropriate."

Solution 4:

How about

The software allows users to move todos to their own list"

No connotations, represents what you said exactly (the pragmatics of who does what to whom, I think), all you have to do now is worry about singular 'they'.