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  Adopt \A*dopt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adopted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Adopting.] [L. adoptare; ad + optare to choose, desire: cf.
     F. adopter. See Option.]
     1. To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir,
        friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take voluntarily (a child
        of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own
        child.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally;
        to select and take or approve; as, to adopt the view or
        policy of another; these resolutions were adopted.
        [1913 Webster]

  Adopt \A*dopt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adopted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Adopting.] [L. adoptare; ad + optare to choose, desire: cf.
     F. adopter. See Option.]
     1. To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir,
        friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take voluntarily (a child
        of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own
        child.
  
     2. To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally;
        to select and take or approve; as, to adopt the view or
        policy of another; these resolutions were adopted.

  adopt
       v 1: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies,
            strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist
            movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
            [syn: follow, espouse]
       2: take up and practice as one's own [syn: borrow, take over,
           take up]
       3: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When
          will the new President assume office?" [syn: assume, take
          on, take over]
       4: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice
          took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he
          adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange
          manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these
          fables" [syn: assume, acquire, take on, take]
       5: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from
          Nicaragua" [syn: take in]
       6: put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay"
          [syn: dramatize, dramatise]
       7: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone
          and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholocism"; "They
          adopted the Jewish faith" [syn: espouse, embrace, sweep
          up]

  adopt
     Αγγλικά vb.
     υιοθετώ, ενστερνίζομαι, ασπάζομαι

  adopt
     vb.
     1 (senseid en child) To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.)
  by choice into a relationship.
     2 # To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place
  of, or as, one's own child.
     3 # To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.
     4 # (senseid en responsibility) To take by choice into the scope of
  one's responsibility.
     5 To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
     6 To select and take or approve.

  adopt
     vb.
     1 (senseid en child) To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.)
  by choice into a relationship.
     2 # To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place
  of, or as, one's own child.
     3 # To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.
     4 # (senseid en responsibility) To take by choice into the scope of
  one's responsibility.
     5 To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
     6 To select and take or approve.

  adopt
     vb.
     1 (senseid en child) To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.)
  by choice into a relationship.
     2 # To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place
  of, or as, one's own child.
     3 # To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.
     4 # (senseid en responsibility) To take by choice into the scope of
  one's responsibility.
     5 To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
     6 To select and take or approve.

  adopt
     vb.
     1 (senseid en child) To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.)
  by choice into a relationship.
     2 # To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place
  of, or as, one's own child.
     3 # To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.
     4 # (senseid en responsibility) To take by choice into the scope of
  one's responsibility.
     5 To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
     6 To select and take or approve.

  adopt
     Englanti vb.
     1 ottaa, omaksua, valita
     2 omaksua, hyväksyä
     3 adoptoida

  adopt
     Engelska vb.
     1 adoptera
     2 anta, ta an

  Adopt /ɐdˈɒpt/
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  adopt //əˈdɑpt// //əˈdɒpt// 
  1. осиновя́, осиновя́вам
  to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
  2. усвоявам
  to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally

  adopt /ɐdˈɒpt/
  osvojit si

  adopt /ɐdˈɒpt/
  přijmout za vlastní

  adopt /ɐdˈɒpt/
  adoptovat

  adopt /ɐdˈɒpt/
  převzít
           Note: "formálně"

  adopt /ɐdˈɒpt/ 
  mabwysiadu 

  adopt /ɐdˈɒpt/
  
  αποδέχομαι, υιοθετώ, υιοθετώ

  adopt //əˈdɑpt// //əˈdɒpt// 
  1. hyväksyä, omaksua
  to select and take or approve
  2. adoptoida
  to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
  3. omaksua
  to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally

  adopt /ədɔpt/
  adopter

  adopt /ədɔpt/
  uchtaigh

  adopt /ɐdˈɒpt/ 
  1. गोद~लेना
        "Many orphans are adopted by childless couples."
  2. ग्रहण~करना
        "We must adopt only good values from other cultures."
  3. स्वीकार~करना
        "He was recently adopted as a government candidate."
  4. मानना
        "He adopted our rules."

  adopt /ɐdˈɒpt/
  birati, donijeti, posiniti, posvojiti, pozajmiti, prihvatiti, primijeniti, prisvojiti, usvajanjem, usvojiti

  adopt /ɐdˈɒpt/
  adottare

  adopt //əˈdɑpt// //əˈdɒpt// 
  1. 養子にする
  to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
  2. 採用する
  to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally

  adopt /ə'dɔpt/ 
  1. įvaikinti, įsūnyti, įdukrinti
  2. priimti, paimti, pasisavinti
  3. (kalb.) skolintis
  4. (polit.) pasirinkti

  adopt /əˈdɒpt/ 
   1.  adoptować
   2.  przyjmować

  adopt /ədɔpt/ 
  aceitar, admitir, adotar como própria

  adopt /ədɔpt/
  adoptar, prohijar

  adopt //əˈdɑpt// //əˈdɒpt// 
  1. adoptera
  to take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen
  2. anamma
  to take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally

  adopt /ɐdˈɒpt/
  1. kabul etmek, edinmek, benimsemek
  2. evlât edinmek. adoption  kabul, benimseme
  3. evlatlığa kabul etme, evlât  edinme adoptive  evlâtlığa kabul eden  veya edilen.

  
/əˈdɑpt/

  65 Moby Thesaurus words for "adopt":
     Americanize, Anglicize, accept, acculturate, acculturize, admit,
     affect, affiliate, appropriate, approve, arrogate, assimilate,
     assume, carry, colonize, confer citizenship, conquer, copy,
     derive from, domesticate, embrace, encroach, enslave, espouse,
     go in for, go native, hog, imitate, indent, infringe, invade,
     jump a claim, make free with, make use of, mock, monopolize,
     naturalize, occupy, overrun, pass, pirate, plagiarize, play God,
     preempt, preoccupy, prepossess, pretend to, ratify, requisition,
     seize, simulate, sit on, squat on, steal, subjugate, take,
     take all of, take in, take it all, take on, take over,
     take possession of, take up, trespass, usurp
  
  

  v. 采用,收养,接受;

     v. 采纳,采用;正式通过;领养