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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Adopted \A*dopt"ed\, a.
     Taken by adoption; taken up as one's own; as, an adopted son,
     citizen, country, word. -- A*dopt"ed*ly, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Adopted \A*dopt"ed\, a.
     Taken by adoption; taken up as one's own; as, an adopted son,
     citizen, country, word. -- A*dopt"ed*ly, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  adopted
       adj 1: acquired as your own by free choice; "my adopted state"; "an
              adoptive country" [syn: adoptive] [ant: native]
       2: having been taken into a specific relationship; "an adopted
          child"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  adopted
     vb.
     (infl of en adopt  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  adopted
     vb.
     (infl of en adopt  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  adopted
     vb.
     (infl of en adopt  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  adopted
     vb.
     (infl of en adopt  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  adopted
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm a dopt ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  adopted
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en adopt ordform=perfpart); adopterad
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb adopt)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  adopted /ɐdˈɒptɪd/
  aangenome

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Adopted /ɐdˈɒptɪd/
  إقامة

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  adopted /ɐdˈɒptɪd/
  adoptován

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  adopted /ɐdˈɒptɪd/ 
  adoptovaný

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  adopted /ɐdˈɒptɪd/ 
  mabwysiedig 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  adopted /ɐdˈɒptɪd/
  adoptiert, an Kindes Statt angenommen
        "I/he/she adopted"  - ich/er/sie adoptierte
   see: adopt sb., adopting, he/she adopts
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  adopted /ɐdˈɒptɪd/
  übernommen
   see: adopt sth., adopting, adopt a custom, adopt a rule
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  adopted /ɐdˈɒptɪd/
  verabschiedet, angenommen
        "after a new resolution was adopted/passed by the UN Security Council"  - nachdem vom UNO-Sicherheitsrat eine neue Resolution verabschiedet wurde
     Synonym: passed
  
   see: adopt sth., pass sth., adopting, passing, adopts, passes, adopted, passed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  adopted /ɐdˈɒptɪd/
  verabschiedete, nahm an
        "after a new resolution was adopted/passed by the UN Security Council"  - nachdem vom UNO-Sicherheitsrat eine neue Resolution verabschiedet wurde
     Synonym: passed
  
   see: adopt sth., pass sth., adopting, passing, adopted, passed, adopts, passes
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  adopted /ɐdˈɒptɪd/
  gewählt, angenommen, eingenommen
   see: adopt sth., adopting, adopt a country/city, adopt the name of 'Williams', adopt an accent/a mannerism, adopt a certain attitude/stance/position, adopt a different strategy, adopt sb. as your candidate
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  adopted /ɐdˈɒptɪd/
  
  υιοθετημένος

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  adopted /ədɔptid/
  adoptif

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  adopted /ɐdˈɒptɪd/
  posvojeno, usvojila

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  adopted /ɐdˈɒptɪd/
  adottivo

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  adopted /ədɔptid/ 
  adoptivo

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  adopted /ədɔptid/
  adoptivo

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈdɑptɪd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "adopted":
     Americanized, Anglicized, accepted, acculturated, acculturized,
     appointed, approved, assimilated, carried, chosen, designated,
     elect, elected, elected by acclamation, embraced, espoused,
     handpicked, indoctrinated, named, naturalized, nominated, passed,
     picked, ratified, select, selected, unanimously elected
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 被收养的,被采用的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 被收养的,被采用的

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