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Meaning of 'adopt'
Meaning of 'adopt' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Adopt 
[ v. t.]
- To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir,
friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take voluntarily (a child of other
parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child. [ v. t.]- To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally; to select and take or approve; as, to adopt the view or policy of another; these resolutions were adopted.
Meaning of 'adopt' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. adopt [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- put into dramatic form
- put into dramatic form
Example in sentence:
- adopt a book for a screenplay
Meaning (2):
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
Example in sentence:
- he adopted an air of superiority;
- His voice took on a sad tone;
- She assumed strange manners;
- The gods assume human or animal form in these fables;
- The story took a new turn
Meaning (3):
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
- take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
Example in sentence:
- She embraced Catholicism;
- They adopted the Jewish faith
Meaning (4):
- choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
- choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
Example in sentence:
- She followed the feminist movement;
- The candidate espouses Republican ideals
Meaning (5):
- take into one's family
- take into one's family
Example in sentence:
- They adopted two children from Nicaragua
Meaning (6):
- take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
- take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
Example in sentence:
- When will the new President assume office?
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