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Adopt

🔄 Synonyms of "Adopt"

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
acquireverb	(transitive) To get.
takeverb	(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
espouseverb	(transitive, figurative, modern usage) To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).
assumeverb	To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
followverb	(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
take inverb	(transitive) To receive.
take onverb	To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
take oververb	To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
dramatizeverb	(transitive) To present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner.
borrowverb	To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
take upverb	(transitive) To lift; to raise.
dramatiseverb	(British spelling) Alternative spelling of dramatize. [(transitive) To adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Adopt"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
espouseverb	(transitive, figurative, modern usage) To accept, support, or take on as one’s own (an idea or a cause).
take inverb	(transitive) To receive.
takeverb	(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
take onverb	To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job.
acquireverb	(transitive) To get.
take upverb	(transitive) To lift; to raise.
borrowverb	To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
dramatiseverb	(British spelling) Alternative spelling of dramatize. [(transitive) To adapt a literary work so that it can be performed in the theatre, or on radio or television.]
dramatizeverb	(transitive) To present something in a dramatic or melodramatic manner.
followverb	(ambitransitive) To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
assumeverb	To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
take oververb	To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force.
adoptionnoun	The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child.
occupyverb	To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
taken	(informal) In a serious romantic relationship.
behaveverb	(intransitive) To act, conduct oneself in a specific manner; used with an adverbial of manner.
monitorverb	(transitive) To watch over; to guard.
conductverb	(transitive) To lead; to direct; to be in charge of (people or tasks)
agreeverb	(intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.
takingnoun	The act by which something is taken.