english
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Phrase(s): adopt something as something to take on something, such as a policy or principle, as one’s own. • I will adopt this policy as my own.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Phrase(s): adopt someone as something to choose someone as something. • The committee will adopt Jane as its candidate.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs