buy into

buy + into

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buy into (third-person singular simple present buys into, present participle buying into, simple past and past participle bought into)

1. (idiomatic) To believe (something, especially something implausible); to accept (a craze, fad, or notion) as valid.

   Synonym: fall for

   Hypernym: buy

   I don't buy into all this propaganda.

3. (finance) To buy stocks or shares of (a business).

   We bought into a local electrical firm.