Adopt
Adopt verb - To take for one's own use (something originated by another).
Begin
Begin verb - To take the first step in (a process or course of action).
Usage example: she began walking to work for exercise
Nearby Word: beginning
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Both were counterculture enough to begin to mesh together, and the activist group started to adopt neon halos and horns to identify themselves and show solidarity for the outcasts of London society.
Source: Literature / The Satanic Verses -
A werewolf may begin to adopt lupine characteristics in human form, such as heightened senses, the need to mark territory, hairy palms, or the tendency to sleep curled up into a ball.
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Midway through the series (beginning with Feet of Clay), some more modern female dwarfs begin to admit to being female and adopt human-style feminine behavior, which is controversial but increasingly popular.
Source: Gender Is No Object
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