Found 3 items, similar to adopt.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: adopt mengangkat, menyetujui
English → English (WordNet) Definition: adopt adopt v 1: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; “She followed the feminist movement”; “The candidate espouses Republican ideals” [syn: follow, espouse] 2: take up and practice as one's own [syn: borrow, take over, take up] 3: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; “When will the new President assume office?” [syn: assume, take on , take over] 4: 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” [syn: assume, acquire, take on, take] 5: take into one's family; “They adopted two children from Nicaragua” [syn: take in] 6: put into dramatic form; “adopt a book for a screenplay” [syn: dramatize, dramatise] 7: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; “She embraced Catholocism”; “They adopted the Jewish faith” [syn: espouse, embrace, sweep up ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Adopt Adopt \A*dopt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adopted; p. pr. & vb. n. Adopting.] [L. adoptare; ad + optare to choose, desire: cf. F. adopter. See Option.] 1. To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child. [1913 Webster] 2. To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally; to select and take or approve; as, to adopt the view or policy of another; these resolutions were adopted. [1913 Webster]