borrow vs adopt

borrow and adopt both are verbs.

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

As verbs, borrow and adopt are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of borrow include take over, take up.

borrow (verb)	adopt (verb)
get temporarily	take into one's family
take up and practice as one's own	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