Meaning of adoption | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of adopting
2. The act of adopting.
   countable, uncountable
3. The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if they were one's own child
4. The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if they were one's own child.
   countable, uncountable
5. An admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
   countable, uncountable
6. An admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum
7. The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance.
   countable, uncountable
8. The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance
9. The act of accepting and putting into effect or practice (a method, proposal, technique, etc.)
10. The transfer from an old system to another (usually better) system.
    countable, uncountable
11. An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
    countable, uncountable
12. Ten consecutive wins against an opponent.
    countable, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The project also included seeking the adoption of homosexuals as prisoners of conscience by Amnesty International, which would mean simply adding 'sexual orientation' to Article 1A of the Amnesty International mandate.”

“A Chinese baby girl was given away for adoption.”

“Another Chinese boy was put up for adoption.”

““The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she was passionately attached ; but, like many a fond mother, she had the desire of mapping out that son's future entirely according to her own ideas.[…]””

“the adoption of people into hospitals or monasteries”

“the adoption of opinions”

“the adoption of words from another language”

“Our company is considering the adoption of a four-day week.”

“Infuriated by his adoption yesterday, the chess master has resolved to study twice as long and twice as hard.”

“Can Rensch break the string of adoptions and finally find vindication by thwarting Nepomniachtchi with the pressure on?”

“10-0 would have meant "adoption," but that didn't happen as Fedoseev held the 10th game to a draw. After another loss and another draw, he finally managed to score his first win in game 13.”

“Despite modestly highlighting her "adoption" today, the chess that Sachdev played was not reflected on the scoreboard and rather, was an example of Rosen's superior time management overall.”

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