a·dopt
/əˈdäpt/
verb
- legally take (another's child) and bring it up as one's own."there are many people eager to adopt a baby"
- choose to take up, follow, or use."this approach has been adopted by many big banks"synonyms: embrace, take on, acquire, affect, espouse, assume, appropriate, arrogate, approve, endorse, agree to, consent to, accede to, accept, ratify, validate, rubber-stamp, sanction, support, back, vote for, give something the go ahead, give something the green light, give something the thumbs up, OK, okay
- take on or assume (an attitude or position)."he adopted a patronizing tone"
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7 days ago · adopt implies accepting something created by another or foreign to one's nature. forced to adopt new policies.
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).
Adoption
Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents. Legal adoptions permanently transfer all rights and responsibilities, along with filiation, from... Wikipedia
/əˈdɒpt/ · verb. take into one's family · verb. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans · verb. take up and practice as one's ...
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to choose and bring into a certain relationship; specif., to take into one's own family by legal process and raise as one's own child.
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To adopt is to assume a report or position, attitude, or law, as to apply them. Also related to adoption is to form a legal parent-child (adoptive parent) ...
adjective. adopt·ed ə-ˈdäp-təd. Synonyms of adopted. : having been adopted: such as.
8 days ago · ADOPTION meaning: 1. the act of legally taking a child to be taken care of as your own: 2. accepting or starting to…. Learn more.
way of behaving. [transitive] adopt something (formal) to use a particular manner, way of speaking, expression, etc.
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ADOPT meaning: 1 : to take a child of other parents legally as your own child; 2 : to begin to use or have (a different manner, method, etc.)
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