verb
adopt
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take up new ideas
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s PP
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they seized on the opportunity: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF, exploit, grasp with both hands, leap at, jump at, pounce on.
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ˈseize on ˈseize u ˌpon [transitive] often passive [present tense I/you/we/they seize on he/she/it seizes on present participle seizing on past tense seized on past participle seized on] phrasal verb
to use something in an enthusiastic way in order to gain an advantage
Companies were quick to seize on the possibilities offered by new technology.
Thesaurus: to have, or to take advantage of, an opportunitysynonym
Main entry: seize
Useful english dictionary. 2012.