Synonyms of borrow

borrow

verb

as in to adopt

to take for one's own use (something originated by another)

borrowed the basic plot from a book of tales, but put her personal stamp on the story

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adopt
• embrace
• use
• utilize
• cultivate
• copy
• take up
• assimilate
• espouse
• imitate
• incorporate
• take on
• pick up on
• usurp
• follow
• absorb
• appropriate
• domesticate
• heed
• cherish
• quote
• treasure
• honor
• naturalize
• raise
• pretend
• take over
• arrogate
• prize
• assume
• simulate
• foster
• affect
• nurture
• put on
• bring up
• rear

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relinquish
• abandon
• forsake
• surrender
• give up
• reject
• renounce
• repudiate
• spurn
• discard
• abjure
• disown
• jettison
• throw away
• throw out
• abnegate
• junk

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• relinquish
• abandon
• forsake
• surrender
• give up
• reject
• renounce
• repudiate
• spurn
• discard
• abjure
• disown
• jettison
• throw away
• throw out
• abnegate
• junk

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