adopt
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
adopts;
adopted;
adopting
adopts;
adopted;
adopting
Britannica Dictionary definition of ADOPT
1
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to take a child of other parents legally as your own child
[no object]
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They were unable to have children of their own, so they decided to adopt.
[+ object]
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They decided to adopt a child.
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He was adopted as an infant.
2
[+ object]
a
:
to begin to use or have (a different manner, method, etc.)
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Their boss has recently adopted a friendlier manner. [=has started behaving in a friendlier way]
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Did he adopt your point of view?
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We adopted some of the local customs.
b
:
to begin to use (a name that is not your real or original name)
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The author Samuel Clemens adopted the name “Mark Twain.”
c
:
to live in (a country that is not your original country) and regard it as your home
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He was born in England but he has adopted Canada as his home.
3
[+ object]
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to accept or approve (something, such as a proposal) in a formal or official way
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The assembly adopted a new constitution.
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The resolution was unanimously adopted by the Senate.
4
[+ object]
chiefly British
:
to select (someone) officially as a candidate
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The party adopted [=selected, chose] her as its candidate for mayor.
— adopted
adjective-
an adopted child [=a child who has been adopted]
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She is their adopted daughter.
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“Mark Twain” was the adopted name of Samuel Clemens.
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Canada is his adopted country.
