vverb.possessionchoose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plansSynset:espouse follow
Examples:- She followed the feminist movement
- The candidate espouses Republican ideals
Derivationally Related Form:adoptionespousalfollowing
Hypernyms:choose pick out select take
Inherited Hypernyms:adoptchoosedecide
Direct Hyponyms:adherestick
Full Troponyms:adhere
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.possessiontake up and practice as one's ownSynset:borrow take over take up
Derivationally Related Form:adoptionadoptive
Hypernyms:accept have take
Inherited Hypernyms:adoptacceptget
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something from somebody
vverb.socialtake on titles, offices, duties, responsibilitiesSynset:assume take on take over
Examples:- When will the new President assume office?
Derivationally Related Form:assumption
Hypernyms:take office
Inherited Hypernyms:assumetake officestart
Direct Hyponyms:resume
Full Troponyms:resume
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changetake on a certain form, attribute, or aspectSynset:acquire assume take take on
Examples:- 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
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:assumechange
Direct Hyponyms:re-assume
Full Troponyms:re-assume
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.changetake into one's familySynset:take in
Examples:- They adopted two children from Nicaragua
Derivationally Related Form:adopteradoptiveadopteeadoptionadoptable
Hypernyms:take
Inherited Hypernyms:adopttake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody PP
vverb.creationput into dramatic formTopic:authorshipcompositionpenningwriting
Synset:dramatise dramatize
Examples:- adopt a book for a screenplay
Derivationally Related Form:dramatisationdramatistdramadramatization
Hypernyms:compose indite pen write
Inherited Hypernyms:dramatizewritecreate verballymake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Did he --- his major works over a short period of time? (apply to: dramatize, dramatise, adopt)
vverb.cognitiontake up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's ownSynset:embrace espouse sweep up
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