Adopt
21adopt*/ — [əˈdɒpt] verb 1) [I/T] to legally become the parent of another person s child The couple are hoping to adopt a baby girl.[/ex] 2) [T] to start using a new or different way of doing something He decided to adopt a more radical approach to the… …
22adopt — See adapt. See adapt, adept, adopt …
23adopt — a|dopt [ ə dapt ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to take someone else s child into your family and legally make him or her your own child: The couple adopted a baby girl. He was 18 when he found out he had been adopted. ─ compare… …
24adopt — a•dopt [[t]əˈdɒpt[/t]] v. t. 1) to take and use as one s own: to adopt a nickname[/ex] 2) to take and rear (the child of others) as one s own child, specifically by a formal legal act 3) to take or receive into any kind of new relationship 4) to… …
25adopt — To approve, as to adopt a regulation. To take as one s own that which was not so before. Dallas v Beeman, 18 Tex Civ App 335, 339, 45 SW 626 …
26Adopt a Sailor — is a program offered by the USO [http://www.uso.org] . Anyone can adopt a sailor while he is on shore leave. You can offer to feed him a home cooked meal, do his laundry or offering a home away from home. Adopt a sailor understands the sacrifices …
27Adopt-A-Minefield — is a United Kingdom based charity which raises awareness about landmines and their associated problems, and raises funds to clear minefields and help survivors of landmine accidents. It has raised over $17 million (approximately £9.5 million)… …
28adopt a resolution — adopt a decision, adopt a ruling …
29adopt a measure — index enact Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
30adopt an opinion — index deem Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
