Adopt

From Textus Receptus

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb

English

Etymology

Latin adoptare; ad + optare - to choose, desire: compare French adopter. See option.

Pronunciation

• /ʌˈdɑpt/

Verb

1. To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.; especially to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.

   A friend of mine recently adopted a Chinese baby girl found on the streets of Beijing.

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.