"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"
"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"
"I'll tackle this difficult task"
"accept students for graduate study"; "We'll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member"
"Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"