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    a·dopt
    [əˈdäpt]
    verb
    adopt (verb) · adopts (third person present) · adopted (past tense) · adopted (past participle) · adopting (present participle)
    1. legally take (another's child) and bring it up as one's own:
      "there are many people eager to adopt a baby"
    2. choose to take up, follow, or use:
      "this approach has been adopted by many big banks" · "we wouldn't be surprised to see more small businesses adopt this technology"
      • choose and move to (a country or city) as one's permanent place of residence.
    3. take on or assume (an attitude or position):
      "he adopted a patronizing tone"
      • BRITISH ENGLISH
        choose (someone) as a candidate for office:
        "she was recently adopted as Labour candidate for the constituency"
      • formally approve or accept (a report or suggestion):
        "the committee voted 5–1 to adopt the proposal"
    Origin
    late 15th century: via French from Latin adoptare, from ad- ‘to’ + optare ‘choose’.
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    verb
    1. choose to take up, follow, or use:
      embrace
      take on
      acquire
      affect
      espouse
      assume
      appropriate
      arrogate
      approve
      endorse
      accept
      ratify
      validate
      rubber-stamp
      sanction
      support
      back
      agree to
      consent to
      accede to
      vote for
      Opposite:
      abandon
       

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