Meaning & use
adopt
To legally take another person's child into your family as your own, or to choose to use a method, idea, or practice.
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The couple decided to adopt a toddler after years of trying to conceive.
The company adopted a new policy that lets employees work from home twice a week.
A note on using this word
Adopt covers both raising someone else's child as your own and formally accepting a plan, habit, or attitude.
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