adopt
verb
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to take into one's family“They adopted two children.”take in
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to take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect“I adopted aspects of the styles I researched.”take
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to take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own“I quickly adopted a similar way of making sandwiches.”embrace
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to put into dramatic form“I adopted a book for a screenplay and sold it to a major studio.”dramatisedramatize
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to take up and practice as one's own“I adopted their mannerisms.”take up
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to choose and follow“We adopted the new rules yesterday; you can't expect us to have memorized them by today!”follow
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to take on titles, offices, duties, or responsibilities“I adopted the role of a manager and got a pay raise.”assume