ADOPT
Scrabble letter values: A1D2O1P3T1 = 8
Definition
- verb choose and follow. — synonyms: follow, espouse
- verb take up and practice as one's own. — synonyms: borrow, take_over, take_up
- verb take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities. — synonyms: assume, take_on, take_over
- verb take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect. — synonyms: assume, acquire, take_on, take
- verb take into one's family. — synonyms: take_in
- verb put into dramatic form. — synonyms: dramatize, dramatise
- verb take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own. — synonyms: espouse, embrace, sweep_up
Examples
- “as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans”
- “She followed the feminist movement”
- “The candidate espouses Republican ideals”