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.

Origin of adopt

1490–1500; (< Middle French adopter) < Latin adoptāre, equivalent to ad- ad- + optāre to opt

OTHER WORDS FROM adopt

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH adopt

adapt adept adopt adopted adoptive

Example sentences from the Web for unadopted

British Dictionary definitions for unadopted (1 of 2)

unadopted
/ (ˌʌnəˈdɒptɪd) /

adjective

(of a child) not adopted
British (of a road, etc) not maintained by a local authority

British Dictionary definitions for unadopted (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, noun

Word Origin for adopt

C16: from Latin adoptāre to choose for oneself, from optāre to choose