To adopt (an idea or cause)
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 take on a position, duty or form
To adopt, accept, or include as part of one's own culture.
To nostrificate; to grant recognition to a degree from a foreign university.