choose, pick out, select, take - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"

abide by, comply, follow - act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"

adhere, stick - be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles"

accept, take, have - receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present"

resume - assume anew; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties"

take office - assume an office, duty, or title; "When will the new President take office?"

change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

re-assume - take on again, as after a time lapse; "He re-assumed his old behavior"

take - take into one's possession; "We are taking an orphan from Romania"; "I'll take three salmon steaks"

authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"

indite, pen, write, compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"

fasten on, hook on, latch on, seize on, take up - adopt; "take up new ideas"

accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument"