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v. take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"

v. put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"

v. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

adopt, borrow, take over, take up

v. take up and practice as one's own

assume, adopt, take on, take over

v. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"

espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep up

v. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"

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prefer

v. give preference to one creditor over another

adopt, follow, espouse

v. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

dissemble, pretend, act

v. behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting"

appear

v. appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.; "Gielgud appears briefly in this movie"; "She appeared in `Hamlet' on the London stage"

imitate

v. make a reproduction or copy of

enact, reenact, act out

v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

perform

v. give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"

realize, realise

v. expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass

champion, defend

v. protect or fight for as a champion

prefer

v. give preference to one creditor over another

adopt, take in

v. take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"

swallow

v. believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"

trust, swear, rely, bank

v. have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"

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refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline

v. refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

reject

v. refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"

repudiate

v. reject as untrue, unfounded, or unjust; "She repudiated the accusations"

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