Meaning of SWEEP UP

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[v]  take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholocism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith" [v]  force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"
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	Synonyms:		adopt, drag, drag in, embrace, embroil, espouse, sweep, tangle
	See Also:		accept, fasten on, hook on, involve, latch on, seize on, take up