English noun: adoption | |||
1. | adoption (act) the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception | ||
Samples | Its adoption by society. The proposal found wide acceptance. | ||
Synonyms | acceptance, acceptation, espousal | ||
Broader (hypernym) | approval, approving, blessing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bosom, embrace | ||
2. | adoption (act) a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
3. | adoption (act) the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source | ||
Samples | The borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent. | ||
Synonyms | borrowing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | appropriation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crossover, misappropriation, naturalisation, naturalization | ||