adopt vs re-assume

adopt and re-assume both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adopt	No	No	Yes	No
re-assume	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, re-assume is a hyponym of adopt; that is, re-assume is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adopt:

adopt (verb)	re-assume (verb)
take into one's family	take on again, as after a time lapse
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
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