adopt vs borrow

adopt and borrow both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adopt	No	No	Yes	No
borrow	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, adopt and borrow are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of adopt include take over, take up.

adopt (verb)	borrow (verb)
take into one's family	get temporarily
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect	take up and practice as one's own
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
put into dramatic form
take up and practice as one's own
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities