adopt

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To legally take another person's child into your family and raise it as your own.

   They decided to adopt a baby girl from another country.

2. 2
   verb

   To start using a particular method, idea, or way of doing things.

   The company adopted a new approach to training its staff.

3. 3
   verb

   To begin to have a particular attitude, manner, or appearance.

   He adopted a more serious tone as the meeting went on.

Common collocations

• adopt a child Verb + noun

From Middle French adopter, from Latin adoptō; ad + optō (“to choose, desire”), equivalent to ad- + opt.

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