bought into
Accepted the premise
To buy into something is to accept or believe it, especially an idea, plan, or way of thinking.
The phrase suggests investment—not of money but of trust or commitment: I never bought into the idea that success requires sacrifice, The team bought into the coach's philosophy.
Someone who has bought into something has made it part of their thinking.
- buyObtain through payment
- stakeSharpened post or share
- purchasingAcquiring through payment
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- internalizationAbsorbing ideas as one's own
persuasion · subscription · endorsement · contribution · swallowed · hook line and sinker · taken in · drank the Kool-Aid · true believer · believed · influence · assimilation · ownership · compliance · conviction · dedication · indoctrination · party line
belief/acceptance
bought intorejected
Refused or turned away
dismissed · disbelieved · saw through · repudiated · doubted