adopt
verb
[ əˈdɒpt ]
• legally take (another's child) and bring it up as one's own.
• "there are many people eager to adopt a baby"
• choose to take up, follow, or use.
• "this approach has been adopted by many big banks"
Similar:
embrace,
take on,
acquire,
affect,
espouse,
assume,
appropriate,
arrogate,
approve,
endorse,
agree to,
consent to,
accede to,
accept,
ratify,
validate,
rubber-stamp,
sanction,
support,
back,
vote for,
give something the go ahead,
give something the green light,
give something the thumbs up,
OK,
okay,
• take on or assume (an attitude or position).
• "he adopted a patronizing tone"
• (of a local authority) accept responsibility for the maintenance of (a road).
Origin:
late 15th century: via French from Latin adoptare, from ad- ‘to’ + optare ‘choose’.
