adopt
[ uh-dopt ]
/ əˈdɒpt /
verb (used with object)
Verb Phrases
adopt out,
to place (a child) for adoption: The institution may keep a child or adopt it out.
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British Dictionary definitions for adopted (2 of 2)
adopt
/ (əˈdɒpt) /
verb (tr)
law
to bring (a person) into a specific relationship, esp to take (another's child) as one's own child
to choose and follow (a plan, technique, etc)
to take over (an idea, etc) as if it were one's own
to take on; assume
to adopt a title
to accept (a report, etc)
Derived forms of adopt
adoptee, noun adopter, noun adoption, nounWord Origin for adopt
C16: from Latin
adoptāre to choose for oneself, from
optāre to choose