adopt
adopt
/əˈdɑːpt/ verb , adopts, adopt·ed, adopt·ing
1 : to take a child of other parents legally as your own child
[ no obj ] They were unable to have children of their own, so they decided to adopt.
[ + obj ] They decided to adopt a child.
He was adopted as an infant.
2 [ + obj ]
2 a : to begin to use or have (a different manner, method, etc.)
Their boss has recently adopted a friendlier manner. [=has started behaving in a friendlier way]
Did he adopt your point of view?
We adopted some of the local customs.
2 b : to begin to use (a name that is not your real or original name)
The author Samuel Clemens adopted the name “Mark Twain.”
2 c : to live in (a country that is not your original country) and regard it as your home
He was born in England but he has adopted Canada as his home.
3 [ + obj ] : to accept or approve (something, such as a proposal) in a formal or official way
The assembly adopted a new constitution.
The resolution was unanimously adopted by the Senate.
4 [ + obj ] chiefly Brit : to select (someone) officially as a candidate
The party adopted [=selected, chose] her as its candidate for mayor.
adopted adj
an adopted child [=a child who has been adopted]
She is their adopted daughter.
“Mark Twain” was the adopted name of Samuel Clemens.
Canada is his adopted country.
