/əˈdɒpt/
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Translation
To take a child into your family as your own; also to start using a new idea or way.
Word origin
From Latin adoptare, meaning to choose for oneself, from optare, to choose or wish.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- adoptare
- English cognates
- option, opt
Grammar
Verb typeregular (adopt, adopts, adopted)
Examples
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To adopt a child is to take them into your family as your own.
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"Was adopted" means a new family took her in as their child.
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"Adopt" can also mean to start using a new idea or method.
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