Adopt and Usurp

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

Usurp verb - To take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right.

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Adopt and usurp are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adopt" instead a verb "Usurp".

Nearby Words: usurpation, usurper, usurping

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