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adopt

verb

ə-ˈdäpt How to pronounce adopt (audio)
adopted; adopting; adopts

transitive verb

1
: to take by choice into a relationship
especially : to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) as one's own child
2
: to take up and practice or use
adopted a moderate tone
3
: to accept formally and put into effect
adopt a constitutional amendment
4
: to choose (a textbook) for required study in a course
5
: to sponsor the care and maintenance of
adopt a highway

intransitive verb

: to adopt a child
couples choosing to adopt
adoptability
ə-ˌdäp-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce adopt (audio)
noun
adoptable
ə-ˈdäp-tə-bəl How to pronounce adopt (audio)
adjective
adopter noun

Synonyms

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adopt, embrace, espouse mean to take an opinion, policy, or practice as one's own.

adopt implies accepting something created by another or foreign to one's nature.

forced to adopt new policies

embrace implies a ready or happy acceptance.

embraced the customs of their new homeland

espouse adds an implication of close attachment to a cause and a sharing of its fortunes.

espoused the cause of women's rights

Example Sentences

They were unable to have children of their own, so they decided to adopt. They decided to adopt a child. He was adopted as an infant. Did he adopt your point of view? We adopted some of the local customs. The author Samuel Clemens adopted the name “Mark Twain.” He was born in England but he has adopted Canada as his home. The assembly adopted a new constitution. The resolution was unanimously adopted by the Senate. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Huw Edwards, the presenter of the BBC’s flagship news program, took to the airwaves dressed in a dark suit and a black tie, a look that a responsible newsman doesn’t adopt lightly. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2022 State auditors last year said the commission should adopt rules allowing the practice after reviewing nearly 15,000 absentee ballots from 29 municipalities cast during the 2020 election. Molly Beck, Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 Research into real-world consumers’ behavior is expanding as more countries adopt either voluntary or mandatory front-package labels. Kristina Peterson, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 It’s this behavior—a changing of social norms—that has activists and scholars concerned, not only for Amazon workers, but also about what lessons other companies will adopt. Allie Gross, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2022 Social media has basically begged for ESPN to adopt the CBS theme for Southeastern Conference games when the network gains the rights in 2024. Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022 How soon the district might adopt these additional conservation measures has yet to be decided, Hasencamp said. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022 Other savings will come from closing its Australia Goods business and reducing its office space as more employees adopt a hybrid work schedule. Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022 Betschart said Central Oregon Community College is working on a template for the program that Oregon’s other community colleges and regional universities can adopt to help their own communities too. oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English adopten, borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French adopter, borrowed from Latin adoptāre, from ad- ad- + optāre "to express a wish for, desire, choose, decide on" — more at option entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of adopt was in the 15th century

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