Meaning of adopt | Babel Free

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1. Clipping of adoptable.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, transitive
2. aanneming تَبَنِّ، إتِّخَاذ осиновяване adoção adopce, přijetí die Adoption adoption; tillægning υιοθεσίαadopción lapsendus, omaksvõtmine انتخاب؛ اتخاذ adoptio adoption אמוץ, אימוץ गोद लेना usvajanje örökbefogadás, adoptálás; elfogadás adopsi ættleiðing adozione 採用 채택 įvaikinimas, priėmimas adoptēšana; pārņemšana adaptasi adoptieadopsjonadopcja انتخاب ، نیول adopção adopţie усыновление; принятие osvojenie posvojitev usvojenje adoption, antagande การรับเลี้ยงบุตรบุญธรรม evlât edinme 收養，採納 усин...
3. his adoptive father. aangenome مُتَعَلِّق بِالتَبَنِّي приемен adotivo adoptivní Adoptiv... adoptiv-; foster- θετόςadoptivo adoptiiv- پذیرفته شده adoptiovanhempi adoptifמאמץ दत्तक poočim örökbe fogadó angkat uppeldis-, fóstur- adottivo 養子縁組による 양자 결연의 įvaikinęs, įvaikintas audžu- angkat pleeg-foster-przybrany قبول شوی adoptivo adoptiv приёмный adoptívny adoptivni usvojen adoptiv- ที่เกี่ยวกับการรับเลี้ยงบุตรบุญธรรม evlâtlığa kabul eden 收養的 усиновлений اختیاری có quan hệ do nhận con nuôi 收养的
4. vt. adoptar, prohijar.
5. To take on the legal responsibilities as parent of (a child that is not one's biological child).
6. To become the owner or caretaker of (a pet, especially one from a shelter).
7. To take and follow (a course of action, for example) by choice or assent: adopt a new technique.
8. To move to or resettle in (a place).
9. To take on or assume: adopted an air of importance.
10. To vote to accept: adopt a resolution.
11. To choose as standard or required in a course: adopt a new line of English textbooks.

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