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adopt [verb]
Definition

  • adopt :choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
    • She followed the feminist movement
    • The candidate espouses Republican ideals

  • adopt :take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
    • When will the new President assume office?

  • adopt :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

  • adopt :take into one's family
    • They adopted two children from Nicaragua

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