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Adopt

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Meaning

Verb

●
  • To take (a
    ,
    ,
    ,
    , etc.) by
    into a relationship.
  • To take
    (a
    of other
    ) to be in the place of, or as,
    own
    .
  • To
    (a
    ) from a
    or the wild.
  • To take by
    into the
    of
    responsibility.
    • ●
    To take or
    as
    own what is not so naturally.
    ●
    To
    and take or approve.
    ●
    In Chess:
    To
    an
    in a row.
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    Wiktionary

    Origin

    adopt
    English
    arrow
    adopter
    Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
    Sourced from
    Etym

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