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| VERB | 1 | sweep up, embroil, tangle, sweep, drag, drag in | Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action |
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| 2 | sweep up, espouse, embrace, adopt | Take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own |
| Meaning | Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody PP |
| Synonyms | embroil, tangle, sweep, drag, drag in |
| Broader | involve |
| Meaning | Take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | espouse, embrace, adopt |
| Broader | accept |
| Narrower | take up, latch on, fasten on, hook on, seize on |
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