Adopt and Like

Adopt

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

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Like and adopt are semantically related in wish topic. In some cases you can use "Like" instead a verb "Adopt".

Like verb - To wish to have.

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Adopt and like are semantically related in wish topic. Sometimes you can use "Adopt" instead a verb "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

girl	adopt girl	like girl
attitude	adopt attitude	like attitude
character	adopt character	like character
life	adopt life	like life
Other words: man, people, boy, sound, style, idea, children, name, look, way, version, kids, animals, girls.

Many with a flexible transformation scheme also have a tacked-on bonus ability to alter their shape in any way they wish; i.e., adopt a clay-like consistency and sculpt themselves blob-style.

Source: Voluntary Shapeshifting
Adopt the Dog: Employed halfway through the first episode, to help us like the odd and decidedly unsocial Will Graham.

Source: Series / Hannibal
Pulling Themselves Together: Dubchics act like Gilchics until you blast them apart, at which point they'll pull themselves together and adopt a zombie-like gait.

Source: Video Game / Phantasy Star Online

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