Adopt and Use

Adopt

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

Use verb - To put into action or service.

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Adopt and use are semantically related in consume topic. Sometimes you can use "Adopt" instead a verb "Use", if it concerns topics such as get.

Nearby Words: useless, useful, used, usefulness, using

character	adopt character	use character
style	adopt style	use style
name	adopt name	use name
form	adopt form	use form
Other words: system, way, technology, tactics, voice, version, tactic, names, methods, abilities.

Adopt the Dog: Realising his use, the Prince takes him on as the castle HQ blacksmith shortly after.

Source: Characters / Suikoden V
The halberd is even literally this, since the Swiss were among the first to adopt it for regular infantry use.

Source: Useful Notes / European Swordsmanship
A few Outer Gods may adopt quasi-human avatars to interact with us, or use mutated followers to the same effect.

Source: Our Gods Are Different

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