Adopt and Recognize

Adopt

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

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

Recognize verb - To have a clear idea of.

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Adopt and recognize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adopt" instead a verb "Recognize".

character	adopt character	recognize character
man	adopt man	recognize man
people	adopt people	recognize people
role	adopt role	recognize role
Other words: name, way, voice, version, child, son, daughter, names, sister.

However, New York did recognize Haitian divorces (bizarrely, because it long had the most restrictive divorce laws in the nation—they didn't adopt no-fault until 2010).

Source: Music / Steely Dan
His homeworld has a cultural specialty in body language, and he was trained as an actor from a young age to recognize, analyze, and adopt body language.

Source: Comic Book / X-Wing Series
Lois and Clark: In "Tempus Fugitive", Clark Kent time travels back to the 60s to help his parents (who don't recognize him) discover and subsequently adopt his infant self.

Source: Have We Met Yet?

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