vverb.stativeforce into some kind of situation, condition, or course of actionSynset:drag drag in embroil sweep tangle
Examples:- They were swept up by the events
- don't drag me into this business
Derivationally Related Form:embroilment
Hypernyms:involve
Inherited Hypernyms:embroilinvolveadmitpermitacceptreactact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody PP
vverb.cognitiontake up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's ownSynset:adopt embrace espouse
Examples:- She embraced Catholicism
- They adopted the Jewish faith
Derivationally Related Form:adoptionembrace
Hypernyms:accept
Inherited Hypernyms:espouseacceptevaluatethink
Direct Hyponyms:fasten onhook onlatch onseize ontake up
Full Troponyms:take up
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something