adopted

Definition of adopted

adjective:

• acquired as your own by free choice; "my adopted state", "an adoptive country". Synonyms: adoptive. Antonyms: native.

verb:

• choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement", "The candidate espouses Republican ideals". Synonyms: adopt, espouse, follow.
• take up and practice as one's own. Synonyms: adopt, borrow, take over, take up.
• take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?". Synonyms: adopt, assume, take on, take over.
• take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone", "The story took a new turn", "he adopted an air of superiority", "She assumed strange manners", "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables". Synonyms: acquire, adopt, assume, take, take on.
• take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua". Synonyms: adopt, take in.
• put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay". Synonyms: adopt, dramatise, dramatize.
• take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism", "They adopted the Jewish faith". Synonyms: adopt, embrace, espouse, sweep up.

Related words

adhere, resume, stick.

Words nearby adopted

adapted, adoptee, adopter.

End with adopted

preadopted, readopted, unadopted.