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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.
- 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]
Meaning (1):
- put into dramatic form
Example in sentence:
  • adopt a book for a screenplay
Meaning (2):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • She embraced Catholicism;
  • They adopted the Jewish faith
Meaning (4):
- 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
Example in sentence:
  • They adopted two children from Nicaragua
Meaning (6):
- take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
Example in sentence:
  • When will the new President assume office?

Nearby Words:

ado adobe adolescence adolescency adolescent adonean adonic adonis adonist adonize

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