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a·dopt / əˈdäpt/ • v. [tr.] legally take another's child and bring it up as one's own: there are many people eager to adopt a baby. ∎ take up or start to use or follow (an idea, method, or course of action): this approach has been adopted by many big banks. ∎ take on or assume (an attitude or position): adopt a slightly knees-bent position. ∎ formally approve or accept (a report or suggestion): the committee voted 5–1 to adopt the proposal. ∎ choose (a textbook) as standard or required for a course of study. ∎ choose (an animal) to become a house pet: the best way to know a dog's traits is to adopt a mature dog. DERIVATIVES: a·dopt·a·ble adj. a·dopt·ee / -ˈtē/ n. a·dopt·er n. |
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"adopt." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "adopt." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-adopt.html "adopt." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-adopt.html |
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ADOPTTo accept, appropriate, choose, or select, as to adopt a child. To consent to and put into effect, as to adopt a constitution or a law. |
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"Adopt." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Adopt." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700163.html "Adopt." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700163.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "adopt." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "adopt." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-adopt.html T. F. HOAD. "adopt." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-adopt.html |
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•adapt, apt, enrapt, rapt, unmapped, untapped
•periapt • snow-capped
•accept, crept, except, incept, inept, intercept, kept, leapt, overleaped, sept, slept, swept, upswept, wept, yclept
•adept • housekept • transept
•precept • concept • percept
•rainswept • windswept • undraped
•pearshaped
•conscript, crypt, encrypt, harelipped, hipped, script, unequipped, unwhipped
•Egypt • eucalypt • transcript
•nondescript • typescript • manuscript
•subscript
•adopt, co-opt, Copt, opt
•unhoped
•abrupt, corrupt, disrupt, erupt, interrupt, irrupt
•bankrupt
•underdeveloped, undeveloped
•excerpt • sculpt
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"adopt." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "adopt." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-adopt.html "adopt." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-adopt.html |
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