adopt
1. choose and follow;
as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans (Freq. 34)
- She followed the feminist movement
- The candidate espouses Republican ideals
• Syn:
follow, espouse
• Derivationally related forms:
espousal (for: espouse), following (for: follow), adoption
• Hypernyms:
choose, take, select, pick out
• Hyponyms:
adhere, stick
• Verb Group:
comply, follow, abide by
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. take up and practice as one's own (Freq. 6)
• Syn:
borrow, take over, take up
• Derivationally related forms:
adoptive, adoption
• Hypernyms:
accept, take, have
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something from somebody
3. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities (Freq. 2)
- When will the new President assume office?
• Syn:
assume, take on, take over
• Derivationally related forms:
assumption (for: assume)
• Hypernyms:
take office
• Hyponyms:
resume
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect (Freq. 2)
- 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
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
re-assume
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
5. take into one's family (Freq. 2)
- They adopted two children from Nicaragua
• Syn:
take in
• Derivationally related forms:
adoptable, adoptive, adoptee, adoption, adopter
• Hypernyms:
take
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
6. put into dramatic form
- adopt a book for a screenplay
• Syn:
dramatize, dramatise
• Derivationally related forms:
dramatist (for: dramatise), dramatisation (for: dramatise), drama (for: dramatise), dramatist (for: dramatize), dramatization (for: dramatize), drama (for: dramatize)
• Topics:
writing, authorship, composition, penning
• Hypernyms:
write, compose, pen, indite
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Did he adopt his major works over a short period of time?
7. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
- She embraced Catholicism
- They adopted the Jewish faith
• Syn:
espouse, embrace, sweep up
• Derivationally related forms:
adoption, embrace (for: embrace)
• Hypernyms:
accept
• Hyponyms:
take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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