Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)adopt, follow, espousechoose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans“She followed the feminist movement”,
“The candidate espouses Republican ideals” (v)espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep uptake up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own“She embraced Catholicism”,
“They adopted the Jewish faith”