a⋅dopt
1.to choose or take as one’s own; make one’s own by selection or assent: to adopt a nickname.2.to take and rear (the child of other parents) as one’s own child, specifically by a formal legal act.3.to take or receive into any kind of new relationship: to adopt a person as a protégé.4.to select as a basic or required textbook or series of textbooks in a course.5.to vote to accept: The House adopted the report.6.to accept or act in accordance with (a plan, principle, etc.).
