adopt (
http://definr.com/adopt)
v 1: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies,
strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist
movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
[syn:
follow,
espouse]
2: take up and practice as one's own [syn:
borrow,
take over,
take up]
3: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When
will the new President assume office?" [syn:
assume, {take
on},
take over]
4: 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" [syn:
assume,
acquire,
take on,
take]
5: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from
Nicaragua" [syn:
take in]
6: put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"
[syn:
dramatize,
dramatise]
7: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone
and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholocism"; "They
adopted the Jewish faith" [syn:
espouse,
embrace, {sweep
up}]