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(v) choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
- She followed the feminist movement
- The candidate espouses Republican ideals
espouse, follow,
(v) take up and practice as one's own borrow, take up, take over,
(v) take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
- When will the new President assume office?
assume, take on, take over,
(v) 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
take on, acquire, assume, take,
(v) take into one's family
- They adopted two children from Nicaragua
take in,
(v) put into dramatic form
- adopt a book for a screenplay
dramatise, dramatize,
(v) take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
- She embraced Catholicism
- They adopted the Jewish faith
sweep up, embrace, espouse,

espouse follow borrow take up take over assume take on acquire take take in dramatise dramatize sweep up embrace

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