re-assume vs adopt

re-assume and adopt both are verbs.

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

As verbs, adopt is a hypernym of re-assume; that is, adopt is a word with a broader meaning than re-assume:

Other hypernyms of re-assume include acquire, assume, take, take on.

re-assume (verb)	adopt (verb)
take on again, as after a time lapse	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