hook on vs adopt

hook on and adopt both are verbs.

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

As verbs, adopt is a hypernym of hook on; that is, adopt is a word with a broader meaning than hook on:

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

Other hypernyms of hook on include embrace, espouse, sweep up.

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