Synonyms: sweep up, adopt, embrace, espouse
Definition: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
Usage: She embraced Catholicism; They adopted the Jewish faith
Similar words: accept
Definition: consider or hold as true
Usage: I cannot accept the dogma of this church; accept an argument
Synonyms: embroil, drag, drag in, sweep, sweep up, tangle
Definition: force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
Usage: They were swept up by the events; don't drag me into this business
Similar words: involve
Definition: engage as a participant
Usage: Don't involve me in your family affairs!