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Adopt

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Definitions for Adopt

verb
choose and follow
Synonyms
follow espouse
Examples
  1. as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
  2. She followed the feminist movement
  3. The candidate espouses Republican ideals
verb
take up and practice as one's own
Synonyms
borrow take over take up
verb
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
Synonyms
assume take on take over
Examples
  1. When will the new President assume office?
verb
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
Synonyms
assume acquire take on take
Examples
  1. His voice took on a sad tone
  2. The story took a new turn
  3. he adopted an air of superiority
  4. She assumed strange manners
  5. The gods assume human or animal form in these fables
verb
take into one's family
Synonyms
take in
Examples
  1. They adopted two children from Nicaragua
verb
put into dramatic form
Synonyms
dramatize dramatise
Examples
  1. adopt a book for a screenplay
verb
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
Synonyms
espouse embrace sweep up
Examples
  1. She embraced Catholicism
  2. They adopted the Jewish faith

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