Adopt vs Embrace - What's the Difference?

Adopt

Embrace

Definitions

Definition as Noun
Definition as Noun
  • the state of taking in or encircling
  • a close affectionate and protective acceptance
  • the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
Definition as Verb
  • take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
  • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
  • take up and practice as one's own
  • put into dramatic form
  • take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
  • choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
  • take into one's family
Definition as Verb
  • include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
  • take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
  • hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

Synonyms

Examples

  • "When will the new President assume office?"
  • "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"
  • "adopt a book for a screenplay"
  • "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"
  • "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
  • "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
  • "an island in the embrace of the sea"
  • "his willing embrace of new ideas"; "in the bosom of the family"
  • "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"
  • "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"
  • "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him"

Parts of Speech

Verb
Noun, Verb

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