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English verb: adopt | |||
| 1. | adopt (possession) choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans | ||
| Samples | She followed the feminist movement. The candidate espouses Republican ideals. | ||
| Synonyms | espouse, follow | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | choose, pick out, select, take | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adhere, stick | ||
| Verb group | abide by, comply, follow | ||
| 2. | adopt (possession) take up and practice as one's own | ||
| Synonyms | borrow, take over, take up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accept, have, take | ||
| 3. | adopt (social) take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities | ||
| Samples | When will the new President assume office?. | ||
| Synonyms | assume, take on, take over | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take office | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | resume | ||
| 4. | adopt (change) take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | acquire, assume, take, take on | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | re-assume | ||
| 5. | adopt (change) take into one's family | ||
| Samples | They adopted two children from Nicaragua. | ||
| Synonyms | take in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | take | ||
| 6. | adopt (creation) put into dramatic form | ||
| Samples | Adopt a book for a screenplay. | ||
| Examples | Did he adopt his major works over a short period of time? | ||
| Synonyms | dramatise, dramatize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | compose, indite, pen, write | ||
| Domain category | authorship, composition, penning, writing | ||
| 7. | adopt (cognition) take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own | ||
| Samples | She embraced Catholicism. They adopted the Jewish faith. | ||
| Synonyms | embrace, espouse, sweep up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accept | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fasten on, hook on, latch on, seize on, take up | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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