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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
The United States and several Arab and Muslim-majority nations, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, have called for the UN Security Council to quickly adopt the resolution.
Once people could gather again, many maintained the mail-order habit; many more adopted it.
When BBC News reported a video of teenagers appearing to target a man with Down's syndrome by adopting the tongue-out pose outside his window, moderators removed the video.
Flighty’s record of scooping the competition is one reason it has become widely adopted by pilots, crew members and points guys—even The Points Guy.
Payments can also go to children who are adopted, in your care rather than local authority care, or are a child of your child.
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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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