espouse (v)
embrace (v)
adopt#4 (v)
sweep up (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 31
def take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
examples She embraced Catholicism
They adopted the Jewish faith
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym accept
Derivationally related form adopt → adoption
Derivationally related form embrace → embrace
Hyponym take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on
Incoming links
Derivationally related form adoption → adopt
Derivationally related form embrace → embrace
Hypernym take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on
Hyponym accept

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