Adopt - Definition

v 1: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies,
strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement";
"The candidate espouses Republican ideals" [syn: adopt,
follow, espouse]
2: take up and practice as one's own [syn: adopt, borrow,
take over, take up]
3: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will
the new President assume office?" [syn: assume, adopt,
take on, take over]
4: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "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" [syn: assume,
acquire, adopt, take on, take]
5: take into one's family; "They adopted two children from
Nicaragua" [syn: adopt, take in]
6: put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay" [syn:
dramatize, dramatise, adopt]
7: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and
use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They
adopted the Jewish faith" [syn: espouse, embrace,
adopt, sweep up]