Need another word that means the same as “adopt”? Find 32 synonyms and 30 related words for “adopt” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Adopt” are: dramatise, dramatize, take in, espouse, follow, borrow, take over, take up, acquire, assume, take, take on, embrace, sweep up, affect, appropriate, arrogate, choose, select, pick, pick out, vote for, elect, settle on, decide on, single out, plump for, opt for, name, nominate, designate, appoint
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “adopt” as a verb can have the following definitions:
acquire | Win something through one’s efforts. You must acquire the rudiments of Greek. |
affect | Act physically on; have an effect upon. Your attitude will affect how successful you are. |
appoint | Assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to. He was appointed deputy manager. |
appropriate | Take possession of by force, as after an invasion. The accused had appropriated the property. |
arrogate | Take or claim (something) without justification. They arrogate to themselves the ability to divine the nation s true interests. |
assume | Take on as one’s own the expenses or debts of another person. Topics which assume detailed knowledge of local events. |
borrow | Get temporarily. He had borrowed a car from one of his colleagues. |
choose | Pick out select or choose from a number of alternatives. I ll stay as long as I choose. |
decide on | Bring to an end; settle conclusively. |
designate | Decree or designate beforehand. He was designated as prime minister. |
dramatise | Put into dramatic form. |
dramatize | Exaggerate the seriousness or importance of (an incident or situation. His play dramatized the plight of Maureen a pregnant young woman. |
elect | Select by a vote for an office or membership. We elected him chairman of the board. |
embrace | Accept (a belief, theory, or change) willingly and enthusiastically. His career embraces a number of activities composing playing and acting. |
espouse | Marry. She espoused the causes of justice and freedom for all. |
follow | Choose and follow as of theories ideas policies strategies or plans. This argument simply doesn t follow. |
name | Give a name to. She decided to name the child Edward. |
nominate | Put forward nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position. A day was nominated for the exchange of contracts. |
opt for | Select as an alternative over another. |
pick | Hit lightly with a picking motion. Pick mushrooms. |
pick out | Pilfer or rob. |
plump for | Make fat or plump. |
select | Pick out select or choose from a number of alternatives. You can select from a range of quality products. |
settle on | Sink down or precipitate. |
single out | Hit a single. |
sweep up | Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action. |
take | Take into one s possession. She takes Route 1 to Newark. |
take in | Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes. |
take on | Take on a certain form attribute or aspect. |
take over | To get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort. |
take up | Be designed to hold or take. |
vote for | Express one’s preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote. |
adjudicate | Bring to an end; settle conclusively. The case was adjudicated in the High Court. |
boy | A youthful male person. I was the new boy at the office. |
cognomen | A familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person’s given name. |
council | Denoting housing provided by a local council at a subsidized rent. A ban on school buses using the road was imposed by the county council. |
daughter | A thing personified as a daughter in relation to its origin or source. As radon gas decays it produces daughters that attach themselves to dust particles. |
descendants | All of the offspring of a given progenitor. |
enact | Take place. She reenacted what had happened earlier that day. |
extraterritorial | Outside territorial limits or jurisdiction. Foreign embassies have extraterritorial rights. |
father | A male parent also used as a term of address to your father. Pray for me father. |
infantile | Indicating a lack of maturity. Infantile behavior. |
legislate | Bring about by making or enacting laws. We cannot legislate how people spend their free time. |
legislation | The process of making or enacting laws. Housing legislation. |
nominate | Put forward nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position. A day was nominated for the exchange of contracts. |
officially | In an official role. On June 24 the election campaign will officially begin. |
offspring | The immediate descendants of a person. German nationalism was the offspring of military ambition. |
ordain | Appoint to a clerical posts. He was ordained in the Church. |
ordinance | A statute enacted by a city government. They issued an ordinance limiting the length of nets. |
orphan | Make a child an orphan. An orphan girl. |
patronymic | Of or derived from a personal or family name. A patronymic derived from the name of their original lordship. |
penniless | (of a person) having no money; very poor. A penniless young student. |
posterity | All of the offspring of a given progenitor. God offered Abraham a posterity like the stars of heaven. |
reenact | Enact again. They reenacted the battle of Princeton. |
regulation | In accordance with regulations of the correct type. Planning regulations. |
sir | Used to address a man at the beginning of a formal or business letter. Excuse me sir. |
son | The divine word of God the second person in the Trinity incarnate in Jesus. Sons of the church. |
subdivision | An area of land divided into plots for sale. Subject subdivisions. |
surname | Give a surname to. He changed his surname from Kaye to Kasmin. |
waif | A young person who is thin and looks unhealthy or uncared for. A little shop presided over by a Gothic waif in purple eyeshadow and lipstick. |
youngster | A young person of either sex. Tiddler is a British term for youngster. |
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