verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French adopter, from Latin adoptare, from ad- + optare to choose
Date: 1500
transitive verb to take by choice into a relationship, to take up and practice or use , to accept formally and put into effect , to choose (a textbook) for required study in a course, intransitive verb to adopt a child , adoptability noun adoptable adjective adopter noun Synonyms: see: adopt
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