adopt

sense 1: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
adopt follow espouse

sense 2: take up and practice as one's own
adopt borrow take_over take_up

sense 3: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"
assume adopt take_on take_over

sense 4: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "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"
assume acquire adopt take_on take

sense 5: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
adopt take_in

sense 6: put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"
dramatize dramatise adopt

sense 7: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholocism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"
espouse embrace adopt sweep_up