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  • 51ADOPT — • Accupril Decision on Pharmacotherapy [trial] …

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  • 52adopt —   1. As a child. Hānai, lawe hānai; ho okama (as a child or adult one adopts because of affection but does not rear); ho omakua (as a parent).   2. To approve. Āpono …

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  • 53adopt — /ə dɒpt/ verb to agree to something or to accept something …

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  • 54adopt — To accept, appropriate, choose, or select. To make that one s own (property or act) which was not so originally. To accept, consent to, and put into effective operation; as in the case of a constitution, constitutional amendment, ordinance, court …

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  • 55adopt — To accept, appropriate, choose, or select. To make that one s own (property or act) which was not so originally. To accept, consent to, and put into effective operation; as in the case of a constitution, constitutional amendment, ordinance, court …

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  • 56adopt — see OPINION …

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  • 57adopt — v.tr. 1 take (a person) into a relationship, esp. another s child as one s own. 2 choose to follow (a course of action etc.). 3 take over (an idea etc.) from another person. 4 choose as a candidate for office. 5 Brit. (of a local authority)… …

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  • 58Let's Adopt — Let’s Adopt!, aussi connu sous le nom de Sahip Çıkalım! en Turc, est un groupe de protection des droits des animaux basé en Turquie. Fondé le 8 janvier 2008 par deux activistes, Viktor Larkhill (pseudonyme) et Fulya Ulusoy. Let’s Adopt! n est pas …

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  • 59USS Adopt (AM-137) — The USS Adopt (AM 137) was a minesweeper in the service of the United States Navy. Originally projected as AMC 114 but redesignated prior to the start of construction, Adopt was laid down on 8 April 1942 at Tampa, Florida by the Tampa… …

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  • 60adapt, adept, adopt — To adapt is to adjust, to make suitable. Note the second syllable (dapt), which resembles apt, meaning fit or suited to the purpose. Adept has something of the meaning of apt ( skilled, proficient ): one can say Bob was apt in science or Bob was… …

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