adopt vs seize on

adopt and seize on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adopt	No	No	Yes	No
seize on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, seize on is a hyponym of adopt; that is, seize on is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adopt:

adopt: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
seize on: adopt

Other hyponyms of adopt include fasten on, hook on, latch on, take up.

adopt (verb)	seize on (verb)
take into one's family	adopt
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