Choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans.

synonyms: espouse, follow.

Roget 184: place, situate, locate, localize, make a place for, put, lay, set, seat, station, lodge, quarter, post, install; house, stow; establish, fix, pin, root; graft; plant etc. (insert) 300; shelve, pitch, camp, lay down, deposit, reposit^†; cradle; moor, tether, picket; pack, tuck in; embed, imbed; vest, invest in.    billet on, quarter upon, saddle with; load, lade, freight; pocket, put up, bag.    inhabit etc. (be present) 186; domesticate, colonize; take root, strike root; anchor; cast anchor, come to an anchor; sit down, settle down; settle; take up one's abode, take up one's quarters; plant oneself, establish oneself, locate oneself; squat, perch, hive, se nicher [Fr.], bivouac, burrow, get a footing; encamp, pitch one's tent; put up at, put up one's horses at; keep house.    endenizen^†, naturalize, adopt.    put back, replace etc. (restore) 660.    ... show more

Take up and practice as one's own.

synonyms: borrow, take over, take up.

Roget 788: borrow, desume^†.    hire, rent, farm; take a lease, take a demise; take by the hour, take by the mile, take by the year &c.; hire by the hour, hire by the mile, hire by the year &c.; adopt, apply, appropriate, imitate, make use of, take.    raise money, take up money; raise the wind; fly a kite, borrow from Peter to pay Paul; run into debt etc. (debt) 806.    replevy [Law].    ... show more

Dutch: ontlenen, lenen, aannemen, overnemen

Take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities.

synonyms: assume, take on, take over.

Dutch: uitdagen, op zich nemen, aannemen, aanvaarden, belasten, opnemen, verplichten

Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect:
— He adopted an air of superiority.

synonyms: acquire, assume, take, take on.

Dutch: aannemen

Take into one's family:
— They adopted two children from Nicaragua.

synonym: take in.

Put into dramatic form:
— Adopt a book for a screenplay.

synonyms: dramatise, dramatize.

Dutch: dramatiseren

Take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own:
— They adopted the Jewish faith.

synonyms: embrace, espouse, sweep up.

Roget 609: offers one's choice, set before; hold out the alternative, present the alternative, offer the alternative; put to the vote.    use option, use discretion, exercise option, exercise discretion, one's option; adopt, take up, embrace, espouse; choose, elect, opt for; take one's choice, make one's choice; make choice of, fix upon.    vote, poll, hold up one's hand; divide.    settle; decide etc. (adjudge) 480; list etc. (will) 600; make up one's mind etc. (resolve) 604.    select; pick and choose; pick out, single out; cull, glean, winnow; sift the chaff from the wheat, separate the chaff from the wheat, winnow the chaff from the wheat; pick up, pitch upon; pick one's way; indulge one's fancy.    set apart, mark out for; mark etc. 550.    prefer; have rather, have as lief; fancy etc. (desire) 865; be persuaded etc. 615.    take a decided step, take a decisive step; commit oneself to a course; pass the Rubicon, cross the Rubicon; cast in one's lot with; take for better or for worse.    ... show more

Dutch: trouwen, met, omarmen, omhelzen