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Learn to pronounce a·dopt

/əˈdäpt/
verb
  1. legally take (another's child) and bring it up as one's own.
    "there are many people eager to adopt a baby"
  2. choose to take up, follow, or use.
    "this approach has been adopted by many big banks"
    synonyms: embrace, take on, acquire, affect, espouse, assume, appropriate, arrogate, approve, endorse, agree to, consent to, accede to, accept, ratify, validate, rubber-stamp, sanction, support, back, vote for, give something the go ahead, give something the green light, give something the thumbs up, OK, okay
  3. take on or assume (an attitude or position).
    "he adopted a patronizing tone"

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