adopt

verbs

choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

"She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

adopt, espouse, follow

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take up and practice as one's own

adopt, borrow, take over, take up

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adoptive

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take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities

"When will the new President assume office?"

adopt, assume, take on, take over

take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

"His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"

acquire, adopt, assume, take, take on

take into one's family

"They adopted two children from Nicaragua"

adopt, take in

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put into dramatic form

"adopt a book for a screenplay"

adopt, dramatise, dramatize

take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

"She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"

adopt, embrace, espouse, sweep up

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adoption