To come to an office, state or dignity; to attain, assume (a position).
To become a party to an agreement or a treaty.
To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way.
To take on a position, duty or form
To receive, adopt (a person)
To adopt a feigned quality or manner; to claim without right; to arrogate
To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
To adopt (an idea or cause)