eng: adopt

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