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| 1. | [ verb ] choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans | |
| Synonyms: | follow espouse | |
| Examples: | "She followed the feminist movement" "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" |
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| Related terms: | choose adhere comply conform_to adoption | |
| 2. | [ verb ] take up and practice as one's own | |
| Synonyms: | borrow take_up take_over | |
| Related terms: | accept draw_on borrowing | |
| 3. | [ verb ] take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect | |
| Synonyms: | take assume take_on acquire | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | change re-assume | |
| 4. | [ verb ] take into one's family | |
| Synonyms: | take_in | |
| Examples: | "They adopted two children from Nicaragua" |
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| Related terms: | take adoptee | |
| 5. | [ verb ] take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities | |
| Synonyms: | assume take_over take_on | |
| Examples: | "When will the new President assume office?" |
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| Related terms: | take_office resume assumption | |
| 6. | [ verb ] take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own | |
| Synonyms: | embrace sweep_up adapt espouse | |
| Examples: | "She embraced Catholocism" "They adopted the Jewish faith" |
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| Related terms: | accept take_up borrowing | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (writing) put into dramatic form | |
| Synonyms: | dramatize dramatise | |
| Examples: | "adopt a book for a screenplay" |
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| Related terms: | write writing play dramatist drama dramatization | |
| Similar spelling: |
adopter adoptee adopted adept adapt adoptive adoption adaptor adapter adapted adaptive Adapid |
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