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Synonyms for "adopt" in English

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Detailed Synonyms for adopt in English

adopt:

to adopt verbe (adopts, adopted, adopting)

  1. to adopt
    apply; to implement; to utilize; to use; to employ; to make use of; to engage; to enforce; to practise; to adopt; avail oneself of; to administer; to take; to practice; to utilise
    • apply verbe
    • implement verbe (implements, implemented, implementing)
    • utilize verbe, américain (utilizes, utilized, utilizing)
    • use verbe (uses, used, using)
    • employ verbe (emploies, employed, employing)
    • make use of verbe (makes use of, made use of, making use of)
    • engage verbe (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • enforce verbe (enforces, enforced, enforcing)
    • practise verbe, britannique (practises, practised, practising)
    • adopt verbe (adopts, adopted, adopting)
    • administer verbe (administers, administered, administering)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
    • practice verbe, américain (practices, practiced, practicing)
    • utilise verbe, britannique
  2. to adopt
    to adopt
    • adopt verbe (adopts, adopted, adopting)
  3. to adopt
    – take into one's family 1
    to adopt; to take in
    – take into one's family 1
    • adopt verbe (adopts, adopted, adopting)
      • They adopted two children from Nicaragua1
    • take in verbe (takes in, took in, taking in)
  4. to adopt
    – take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect 1
    to assume; to acquire; to take; to adopt; to take on
    – take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect 1
    • assume verbe (assumes, assumed, assuming)
      • She assumed strange manners1
      • The gods assume human or animal form in these fables1
    • acquire verbe (acquires, acquired, acquiring)
    • take verbe (takes, took, taking)
      • His voice took on a sad tone1
      • The story took a new turn1
    • adopt verbe (adopts, adopted, adopting)
      • he adopted an air of superiority1
    • take on verbe (takes on, took on, taking on)
  5. to adopt
    – take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own 1
    to embrace; to adopt; to espouse; to sweep up
    – take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own 1
    • embrace verbe (embraces, embraced, embracing)
      • She embraced Catholicism1
    • adopt verbe (adopts, adopted, adopting)
      • They adopted the Jewish faith1
    • espouse verbe (espouses, espoused, espousing)
    • sweep up verbe (sweeps up, swept up, sweeping up)
  6. to adopt
    – put into dramatic form 1
    to adopt; to dramatize; dramatise
    – put into dramatic form 1
    • adopt verbe (adopts, adopted, adopting)
      • adopt a book for a screenplay1
    • dramatize verbe, américain (dramatizes, dramatized, dramatizing)
    • dramatise verbe, britannique
  7. to adopt
    – take up and practice as one's own 1
    to adopt; to borrow; to take over; to take up
    – take up and practice as one's own 1
    • adopt verbe (adopts, adopted, adopting)
    • borrow verbe (borrows, borrowed, borrowing)
    • take over verbe (takes over, took over, taking over)
    • take up verbe (takes up, took up, taking up)
  8. to adopt
    – choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans 1
    to adopt; to follow; to espouse
    – choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans 1
    • adopt verbe (adopts, adopted, adopting)
    • follow verbe (follows, followed, following)
      • She followed the feminist movement1
    • espouse verbe (espouses, espoused, espousing)
      • The candidate espouses Republican ideals1
  9. to adopt
    – take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities 1
    to assume; to adopt; to take over; to take on
    – take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities 1
    • assume verbe (assumes, assumed, assuming)
      • When will the new President assume office?1
    • adopt verbe (adopts, adopted, adopting)
    • take over verbe (takes over, took over, taking over)
    • take on verbe (takes on, took on, taking on)

Conjugations for adopt:

present
  1. adopt
  2. adopt
  3. adopts
  4. adopt
  5. adopt
  6. adopt
simple past
  1. adopted
  2. adopted
  3. adopted
  4. adopted
  5. adopted
  6. adopted
present perfect
  1. have adopted
  2. have adopted
  3. has adopted
  4. have adopted
  5. have adopted
  6. have adopted
past continuous
  1. was adopting
  2. were adopting
  3. was adopting
  4. were adopting
  5. were adopting
  6. were adopting
future
  1. shall adopt
  2. will adopt
  3. will adopt
  4. shall adopt
  5. will adopt
  6. will adopt
continuous present
  1. am adopting
  2. are adopting
  3. is adopting
  4. are adopting
  5. are adopting
  6. are adopting
subjunctive
  1. be adopted
  2. be adopted
  3. be adopted
  4. be adopted
  5. be adopted
  6. be adopted
diverse
  1. adopt!
  2. let's adopt!
  5. adopted
  6. adopting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "adopt":

  1. take into one's family1
    • They adopted two children from Nicaragua1
  2. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect1
    • he adopted an air of superiority1
  3. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own1
    • They adopted the Jewish faith1
  4. put into dramatic form1
    • adopt a book for a screenplay1
  5. take up and practice as one's own1
  6. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans1
  7. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities1







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