Definitions for adopt
əˈdɒptadopt

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. adopt, follow, espouseverb

   choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

   "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"

2. adopt, borrow, take over, take upverb

   take up and practice as one's own

3. assume, adopt, take on, take oververb

   take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities

   "When will the new President assume office?"

4. assume, acquire, adopt, take on, takeverb

   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"

5. adopt, take inverb

   take into one's family

   "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"

6. dramatize, dramatise, adoptverb

   put into dramatic form

   "adopt a book for a screenplay"

7. espouse, embrace, adopt, sweep upverb

   take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

   "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. adoptverb

   To take by choice into relationship, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.

2. adoptverb

   To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.

   A friend of mine recently adopted a Chinese baby girl found on the streets of Beijing.

3. adoptverb

   To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.

   We're going to adopt a Dalmatian.

4. adoptverb

   To take by choice into the scope of one's responsibility.

   This supermarket chain adopts several families every Yuletide, providing them with money and groceries for the holidays.

5. adoptverb

   To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.

6. adoptverb

   To select and take or approve.

7. Etymology: From adopter, from Latin adoptare; ad + optare.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To ADOPTverb

   Etymology: adopto, Lat.

   1. To take a son by choice; to make him a son, who was not so by birth.

   Were none of all my father’s sisters left;
   Nay, were I of my mother’s kin bereft;
   None by an uncle’s or a grandame’s side,
   Yet I cou’d some adopted heir provide. John Dryden, Pers. Sat. vi.

   2. To place any person or thing in a nearer relation, than they have by nature, to something else.

   Whether, adopted to some neighb’ring star,
   Thou roll’st above us, in thy wand’ring race,
   Or, in procession fix’d and regular,
   Mov’d with the heav’ns majestic pace;
   Or call’d to more celestial bliss,
   Thou tread’st, with seraphims, the vast abyss. Dryd.

   We are seldom at ease from the solicitation of our natural or adopted desires; but a constant succession of uneasinesses, out of that stock, which natural wants, or acquired habits, have heaped up, take the will in their turns. John Locke.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. adopt

   Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents. Legal adoptions permanently transfer all rights and responsibilities, along with filiation, from the biological parents to the adoptive parents. Unlike guardianship or other systems designed for the care of the young, adoption is intended to effect a permanent change in status and as such requires societal recognition, either through legal or religious sanction. Historically, some societies have enacted specific laws governing adoption, while others used less formal means (notably contracts that specified inheritance rights and parental responsibilities without an accompanying transfer of filiation). Modern systems of adoption, arising in the 20th century, tend to be governed by comprehensive statutes and regulations.

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1. adopt

   Adopt refers to the legal act of voluntarily taking and raising another person's child as one's own, in which the adoptive parent agrees to assume all parental responsibilities and rights. In a broader sense, adopt can also mean to choose, accept, or approve of something such as an idea, method, or policy and incorporate it into one's life, habits, or use.

2. adopt

   To adopt means to legally take and bring up another's child as one's own or to choose and start to use or follow a particular method, plan, principle, etc. It can also mean to accept and start using a new technology, process, idea or habit.

3. adopt

   To adopt means to legally take another's child and bring it up as one's own. It can also refer to accepting or starting to use something new such as an idea, method, or policy. Furthermore, it can mean to choose, select or take on a particular attitude, stance, or behavior.

4. adopt

   Adopt is a verb that generally refers to the act of legally taking another's child and bringing it up as one's own. It can also mean to choose or take up something such as an idea, method, or principle and use it as one's own. Furthermore, it could refer to formally accepting or approving a proposal or plan.

5. adopt

   Adopt generally refers to the act of legally taking another's child and bringing it up as one's own, or the act of choosing to take up, follow, or use something such as an idea, method, or policy.

6. adopt

   To adopt means to choose or take on something such as an idea, method, or habit and make it one's own. It can also refer to the legal process where an adult becomes the legal and permanent parent of a child who is not biologically their own.

7. adopt

   To adopt means to legally take and bring up another's child as one's own or to choose or accept something such as a law, principle, strategy, plan or idea and use it as one's own. It can also mean starting to use or apply a particular method or technique.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Adoptverb

   to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child

2. Adoptverb

   to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally; to select and take or approve; as, to adopt the view or policy of another; these resolutions were adopted

3. Etymology: [L. adoptare; ad + optare to choose, desire: cf. F. adopter. See Option.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Adopt

   ad-opt′, v.t. to choose: to take up or embrace: to take into any relationship: to take as one's own what is another's, as a child, &c.—ns. Adop′tianism, an 8th-century heresy akin to Nestorianism, that Christ, in respect of his divine nature, was doubtless the Son of God; but that, as to his human nature, he was only declared and adopted to be the first-born Son of God; Adop′tion, the act of adopting: the state of being adopted: assumption: the taking into one language of words from another: formal acceptance: choice: (theol.) an act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.—adjs. Adop′tious (Shak.), adopted; Adopt′ive, that adopts or is adopted. [L. adoptāre—ad, to, and, optāre, to choose.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'adopt' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3840

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'adopt' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4611

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'adopt' in Verbs Frequency: #255

How to pronounce adopt?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of adopt in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of adopt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of adopt in a Sentence

1. White House:

   Russia’s... behavior in our election and in Europe demands that we have strong, statutory sanctions enacted as soon as possible, i am concerned by changes( to the The Senate bill) insisted upon by Republicans that give the GOP leadership the sole power to originate actions in The White House to prevent the Trump Administration from rolling back sanctions. The California Democrat suggested her party supports tougher sanctions on North Korea that The White House has already passed, but that putting them in the large bill could result in procedural delays in The Senate. Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Saturday that he would have preferred The White House adopt the upper chamber’s bill but welcomed the effort.

2. Bryce Benjet:

   This time is critical to allow for proper consideration of the powerful new evidence of his innocence and possible DNA testing that could help prove who actually committed the crime, we hope that Governor Abbott will consider all of the facts in this case, and adopt the Board's recommendation as soon as possible.

3. De Vries:

   When populists go down, mainstream parties see an opportunity to pick up those votes and control the right-wing of their own parties. When they adopt far-right ideas, eventually, that filters through to The EU level and changes the dynamic in Brussels.

4. Susan Heathfield:

   Employers are concerned about lawsuits, there has been a trend in recent years for employers to adopt policies that state that all information shared about a former employee must come from HR, and many HR departments have also developed a policy that says they will not provide a prospective employer with any information except dates of employment, salary, and job titles.

5. Ann Wang/Reuters Taiwan:

   The Chinese leadership might adopt a strategy of diplomatic isolation, gray zone pressure, or economic coercion against Taiwan.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=adopt
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Adopt
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=adopt
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adopt
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adopt
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=adopt