Adopt



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• v.收养,采纳
• ［英］ v.收养 ( to take as one's own child) ;采纳
• ［记］ ad+opt ( 选择) -> 通过选择 -> 采用
• ［同］ 同根词: option ( 选择) , adoptable ( 可采纳的)

Webster Collegiate

verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French adopter, from Latin adoptare, from ad- + optare to choose
• Date: 1500
• transitive verb
  • 1. to take by choice into a relationship; especially to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) as one's own child
  • 2. to take up and practice or use adopted a moderate tone
  • 3. to accept formally and put into effect adopt a constitutional amendment
  • 4. to choose (a textbook) for required study in a course
• intransitive verb
  • to adopt a child couples choosing to adopt
• • adoptability noun
• • adoptable adjective
• • adopter noun
• Synonyms:
  • adopt, embrace, espouse mean to take an opinion, policy, or practice as one's own. adopt implies accepting something created by another or foreign to one's nature forced to adopt new policies. embrace implies a ready or happy acceptance embraced the customs of their new homeland. espouse adds an implication of close attachment to a cause and a sharing of its fortunes espoused the cause of women's rights.

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