Adopt and Impersonate

Adopt

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

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Impersonate and adopt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Impersonate" instead a verb "Adopt".

Impersonate verb - To pretend to be (what one is not) in appearance or behavior.

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Adopt and impersonate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adopt" instead a verb "Impersonate".

girl	adopt girl	impersonate girl
character	adopt character	impersonate character
man	adopt man	impersonate man
people	adopt people	impersonate people
Other words: pair, voice, kid, daughter, sister.

In the end, the family had to adopt a little girl to impersonate the dead one, so that the alchemist may live the rest of his life believing the child was alive again.

Source: Came Back Wrong

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