Definition of adopt
Verbs
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
take up and practice as one's own
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
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resume
assume anew
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take office
assume an office, duty, or title
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
"he adopted an air of superiority"
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re-assume
take on again, as after a time lapse
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change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
take into one's family
"They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
- Synonyms:
- take in
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take
take into one's possession
put into dramatic form
"adopt a book for a screenplay"
Vocabulary Lists for adopt
- inscribe
- ration
- harvest
- ensconce
- pasture
Cultural minorities in the Netherlands »(356 words)
- Frisian
- cultural
- subsidise
- ethnic minority
- immigrant
Jon Krakauer's Into The Wild »(144 words)
This is a vocabulary list to accompany Into the Wild by...
- abandon
- accord
- accurate
- acid
- adapt

