to adopt
41adopt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. embrace, take to oneself, assume; foster, give a home to, provide a home for, accept as one s own. See choice. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To take as a son or daughter] Syn. take in, raise, take from an …
42adopt — see OPINION …
43adopt — a·dopt || É™ dÉ’pt v. form a relationship with another person (as in to take a child as one s own); choose to make one s own (of an idea, name, etc.) …
44adopt a decision — decide, make a decision, make a choice …
45adopt another course of action — take another mode of action …
46adopt — verb 1》 legally take (another s child) and bring it up as one s own. 2》 choose to take up or follow (an option or course of action). 3》 assume (an attitude or position). 4》 Brit. choose as a candidate for office. ↘formally approve or accept.… …
47adopt — v. a. 1. Appropriate, take to one s self, take or select as one s own, assume. 2. Approve, accept, avow, espouse, support, maintain. 3. Affiliate, father, take as one s own child, treat as one s own child …
48adopt — verb 1) we adopted Sasha in 1996 Syn: take as one s child, be adoptive parents to, take in, take care of Ant: abandon 2) they adopted local customs Syn: espouse, take on/up, embrace …
49adopt — v 1. choose for oneself, select for oneself; take to oneself, appropriate, arrogate; acquire, take on, assume, affect, put on; make one s own, embrace, espouse, accept. 2. affiliate, take in, receive, take as one s own child; foster, father,… …
50adopt — verb Syn: take on, embrace, take up, espouse, assume, follow, choose, endorse, approve Ant: abandon …
