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adopt vs take office

take office vs adopt

adopt and take office both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adopt No No Yes No
take office No No Yes No
As verbs, take office is a hypernym of adopt; that is, take office is a word with a broader meaning than adopt:
  • adopt: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
  • take office: assume an office, duty, or title
adopt (verb) take office (verb)
take into one's family assume an office, duty, or title
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
Difference between adopt and take office

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