əˈdɑpt əˈdɒpt

ɛmˈbɹeɪs ɪmˈbɹɔɪl ɪˈspaʊz swiːp take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own She embraced Catholicism They adopted the Jewish faith force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action They were swept up by the events don't drag me into this business