adopt
     v 1: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies,
          strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist
          movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
          [syn: {follow}, {espouse}]
     2: take up and practice as one's own [syn: {borrow}, {take over},
         {take up}]
     3: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When
        will the new President assume office?" [syn: {assume}, {take
        on}, {take over}]
     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" [syn: {assume}, {acquire}, {take on}, {take}]
     5: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from
        Nicaragua" [syn: {take in}]
     6: put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"
        [syn: {dramatize}, {dramatise}]
     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" [syn: {espouse}, {embrace}, {sweep
        up}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0