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Verbs (11)

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"

follow, adopt

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

conjoin, marry, wed, get married, get hitched with, get married to, hook up with

v. take in marriage

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Fuzzynyms (22)

swallow, believe gullibly, accept without challenging, accept without questioning

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

trust, rely on, rely upon, bank on, confide in, swear by, have confidence in, have faith in

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"

champion, defend

v. protect or fight for as a champion

prefer, give priority to one creditor

v. give preference to one creditor over another

take in, adopt, take into one's family

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

join, get together, fall in

v. become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man"

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Antonyms (3)

reject

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

renounce, repudiate

v. cast off or disown; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

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