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adopt
verb (adopted , adopting )
1 tr & intr to take (a child of other parents) into one's own family, becoming its legal parent.
2 to take up (a habit, position, policy, etc).
3 to take (an idea, etc) over from someone else.
4 to choose formally (especially a candidate for an election).
5 said of a local authority: to take over responsibility for the upkeep of (a road) from private owners.
[16c: from Latin adoptare , from optare to choose]
adopted adjective .
adoption noun .
verb (adopted , adopting )
1 tr & intr to take (a child of other parents) into one's own family, becoming its legal parent.
2 to take up (a habit, position, policy, etc).
3 to take (an idea, etc) over from someone else.
4 to choose formally (especially a candidate for an election).
5 said of a local authority: to take over responsibility for the upkeep of (a road) from private owners.
[16c: from Latin adoptare , from optare to choose]
adopted adjective .
adoption noun .
| adopted, adoptive It is normal to use adopted when referring to a child and adoptive when referring to people who adopt a child. However, it is also correct, though rare, to use adoptive when referring to a child. |
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