ADOPT





Definition:

  1. [verb] choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
    Synonyms: follow, espouse

  2. [verb] take up and practice as one's own
    Synonyms: borrow, take over, take up

  3. [verb] take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"
    Synonyms: assume, take on, take over

  4. [verb] 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"
    Synonyms: assume, acquire, take on, take

  5. [verb] take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
    Synonyms: take in

  6. [verb] put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"
    Synonyms: dramatize, dramatise

  7. [verb] take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholocism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"
    Synonyms: espouse, embrace, sweep up

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