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adopt
[uh-dopt]
verb (used with object)
to choose or take as one's own; make one's own by selection or assent.
to adopt a nickname.
to take responsibility for raising (someone else’s biological child) as one's own, specifically by a formal legal act.
After more than 300 days in foster care, the twins were adopted by a family that was able to keep the siblings together.
to acquire (a pet, especially one from an animal rescue organization).
Local animal rescue groups use social media to persuade people to adopt dogs and cats from them instead of purchasing puppies and kittens from pet shops or breeders.
to take or receive into any kind of new relationship.
to adopt a person as a protégé.
to select as a basic or required textbook or series of textbooks in a course.
to vote to accept.
The House adopted the report.
to accept or act in accordance with (a plan, principle, etc.).
verb (used without object)
to take a nonbiological child into one’s home and raise as one’s own.
to acquire a pet, especially one from an animal rescue organization.
“Adopt! Don’t shop!” is the popular slogan promoted by one nonprofit animal advocacy group.
verb phrase
adopt out, to place in a home by means of adoption.
The shelter provides basic medical care and vaccinations to the animals they will be adopting out.
adopt
/ əˈdɒpt /
verb
law to bring (a person) into a specific relationship, esp to take (another's child) as one's own child
to choose and follow (a plan, technique, etc)
to take over (an idea, etc) as if it were one's own
to take on; assume
to adopt a title
to accept (a report, etc)
Other Word Forms
- adopter noun
- nonadopter noun
- preadopt verb (used with object)
- quasi-adopt verb (used with object)
- quasi-adopted adjective
- readopt verb (used with object)
- unadopted adjective
- well-adopted adjective
- adoptee noun
- adoption noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of adopt1
Example Sentences
Braekhus was adopted from an orphanage in Cartagena at the age of two and grew up in Sandviken, a neighbourhood of Bergen.
The natural choice here would be “The Man,” another song wherein Swift adopts a masculine persona to prove just what a boss she is.
Labour said the Conservative leader had adopted "a policy she argued against" because she is "too weak to stand up to her own party in the face of Reform".
He noted that New York, New Jersey and Maryland had adopted restrictions that were similar to those in California and Hawaii.
California uses more Colorado River water than any other state, and has been reducing water use under a three-year agreement adopted in 2023.
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When To Use
To adopt is to take another parent’s child into one’s custody, typically in a formal legal way, in order to permanently act as their parent or guardian.This most commonly involves an adult couple or a single adult adopting and raising a child who is no longer in the custody of either of their birth parents (biological parents), such as in cases where they have died or are otherwise unable to care for the child. This sense of adopt can also be used in reference to adopting an animal as a pet, such as from an animal shelter. The word is especially used this way when the animal had a previous caretaker.Adopt and the noun form adoption have many other more general meanings. Most generally, adopt means to choose or take as one's own. It can also mean to accept something or vote to approve it. In all cases, adoption is the act or process of adopting, or the state of having adopted.To adopt a tradition or religion is to make it one’s own. To adopt a plan is to approve it and act according to its steps. Similarly, to adopt a law is to formally vote to approve it and take steps to follow and enforce it.Example: We’ve found an agency that will help us to adopt.
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