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sweep up

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

Framework senses

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
§2
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
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