adopt

Pronunciation: /əˈdɒpt/

The English word “adopt” has 7 meanings listed here.

verb

To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.
To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.
To contribute towards the upkeep of (a child or animal), in exchange for occasional stories, pictures, etc.
To take by choice into the scope of one's responsibility.
To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
To select and take or approve.
To beat an opponent ten times in a row.

From Middle French adopter, from Latin adoptō; ad + optō (“to choose, desire”), equivalent to ad- + opt.

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