sweep up

English Thesaurus

1. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own (verb.cognition)

hypernym	:	accept,
definition	:	consider or hold as true (verb.cognition)

hyponym	:	fasten on, hook on, latch on, seize on, take up,
definition	:	adopt (verb.cognition)

2. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action (verb.stative)

hypernym	:	involve,
definition	:	engage as a participant (verb.stative)

3. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	adoption, borrowing,
definition	:	the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source (noun.act)

derivation	:	bosom, embrace,
definition	:	a close affectionate and protective acceptance (noun.act)

4. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action (verb.stative)

derivation	:	embroilment, imbroglio,
definition	:	an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation (noun.state)

5. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	adoption, borrowing,
definition	:	the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source (noun.act)

derivation	:	bosom, embrace,
definition	:	a close affectionate and protective acceptance (noun.act)

6. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action (verb.stative)

derivation	:	embroilment, imbroglio,
definition	:	an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation (noun.state)