Adopt and Affect

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Adopt verb - To take for one's own use (something originated by another).

Usage example: shortly after moving to the U.S., the family dutifully adopted the American tradition of having turkey for Thanksgiving

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Affect is a synonym for adopt in embrace topic. In some cases you can use "Affect" instead a verb "Adopt", when it comes to topics like pretence.

Affect verb - To act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response.

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Adopt is a synonym for affect in pretence topic. You can use "Adopt" instead a verb "Affect", if it concerns topics such as assume, put on, pretend.

character	adopt character	affect character
life	adopt life	affect life
people	adopt people	affect people
children	adopt children	affect children
Other words: appearance, number, clothing, way, personality, accent, voice, behavior, abilities, animals.

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