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Defenition of the word adopt

    • Defenition of the word adopt

      • To take up (an idea) as one's own.
      • The act of approving something.
      • To take into one's family.
      • To choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans.
      • To take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities.
      • To take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect.
      • To put into dramatic form.
      • take up and practice as one's own
      • choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
      • take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
      • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
      • take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?"
      • put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"
      • take into one''s family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
      • take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one''s own; "She embraced Catholocism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"
      • take up and practice as one''s own
      • take into one's family
      • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
      • take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
      • put into dramatic form
      • choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
      • take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities

    Synonyms for the word adopt

      • accept
      • acquire
      • agree to
      • approve
      • assume
      • borrow
      • dramatise
      • dramatize
      • embrace
      • espouse
      • follow
      • implement
      • sweep up
      • take
      • take in
      • take on
      • take on board
      • take over
      • take up

    Similar words in the adopt

      • adopt
      • adopted
      • adopting
      • adoptions
      • adoptive
      • adopts

    Hyponyms for the word adopt

      • adhere
      • fasten on
      • hook on
      • latch on
      • re-assume
      • resume
      • seize on
      • stick
      • take up

    Hypernyms for the word adopt

      • accept
      • change
      • choose
      • compose
      • have
      • indite
      • pen
      • pick out
      • select
      • take
      • take office
      • write

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