sweep up 2verbdomain: v thinkingPrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitiontake up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's ownReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.She embraced Catholicism2.They adopted the Jewish faithSynonymsespouse 3embrace 3adopt 7