| VERB | stative | sweep up, embroil, tangle, sweep, drag, drag in | force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | sweep up, espouse, embrace, adopt | take up the cause, ideology / ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own |
| Meaning | Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP | |
| Synonyms | embroil, tangle, sweep, drag, drag in | |
| Broader | involve | Engage as a participant |
| Spanish | implicar | |
| Catalan | embolicar, implicar | |
| Meaning | take up the cause, ideology / ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | espouse, embrace, adopt | |
| Narrower | take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on | Adopt |
| Broader | accept | Consider or hold as true |
| Spanish | abrazar, adherirse a, adoptar | |
| Catalan | abraçar, adherir-se, adoptar | |
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