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