adopt

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  adopt 
 
  4  of  7  senses  of  adopt 
 
  Sense  1 
  adopt,  follow  espouse 
  =>  adhere 
 
  Sense  3 
  assume,  adopt,  take  on  take  over 
  =>  resume 
 
  Sense  4 
  assume,  acquire,  adopt,  take  on  take 
  =>  re-assume 
 
  Sense  7 
  espouse,  embrace,  adopt,  sweep  up 
  =>  take  up  latch  on  fasten  on  hook  on  seize  on 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  adopt 
 
  4  of  7  senses  of  adopt 
 
  Sense  1 
  adopt,  follow  espouse 
  =>  adhere 
 
  Sense  3 
  assume,  adopt,  take  on  take  over 
  =>  resume 
 
  Sense  4 
  assume,  acquire,  adopt,  take  on  take 
  =>  re-assume 
 
  Sense  7 
  espouse,  embrace,  adopt,  sweep  up 
  =>  take  up  latch  on  fasten  on  hook  on  seize  on 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  adopt 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  adopt 
 
  7  senses  of  adopt 
 
  Sense  1 
  adopt,  follow  espouse 
  =>  choose  take  select,  pick  out 
 
  Sense  2 
  adopt,  borrow,  take  over  take  up 
  =>  accept  take  have 
 
  Sense  3 
  assume,  adopt,  take  on  take  over 
  =>  take  office 
 
  Sense  4 
  assume,  acquire,  adopt,  take  on  take 
  =>  change 
 
  Sense  5 
  adopt,  take  in 
  =>  take 
 
  Sense  6 
  dramatize,  dramatise,  adopt 
  =>  write,  compose,  pen,  indite 
 
  Sense  7 
  espouse,  embrace,  adopt,  sweep  up 
  =>  accept 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  adopt 
 
  adopt  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  7) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  adopt 
 
  Sense  1 
  adopt,  follow  espouse 
  =>  choose  take  select,  pick  out 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  adopt,  borrow,  take  over  take  up 
  =>  accept  take  have 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  assume,  adopt,  take  on  take  over 
  =>  take  office 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  assume,  acquire,  adopt,  take  on  take 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  adopt,  take  in 
  =>  take 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  dramatize,  dramatise,  adopt 
  =>  write,  compose,  pen,  indite 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  espouse,  embrace,  adopt,  sweep  up 
  =>  accept 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  adopt 
  adopter 
  adoption 
  adoptive  parent 
 
  Overview  of  verb  adopt 
 
  The  verb  adopt  has  7  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (37)  adopt,  follow  espouse  --  (choose  and  follow  as  of  theories,  ideas,  policies,  strategies  or  plans;  "She  followed  the  feminist  movement";  "The  candidate  espouses  Republican  ideals") 
  2.  (6)  adopt,  borrow,  take  over  take  up  --  (take  up  and  practice  as  one's  own) 
  3.  (2)  assume,  adopt,  take  on  take  over  --  (take  on  titles,  offices,  duties,  responsibilities;  "When  will  the  new  President  assume  office?") 
  4.  (2)  assume,  acquire,  adopt,  take  on  take  --  (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") 
  5.  (2)  adopt,  take  in  --  (take  into  one's  family;  "They  adopted  two  children  from  Nicaragua") 
  6.  dramatize,  dramatise,  adopt  --  (put  into  dramatic  form  "adopt  a  book  for  a  screenplay") 
  7.  espouse,  embrace,  adopt,  sweep  up  --  (take  up  the  cause  ideology,  practice,  method,  of  someone  and  use  it  as  one's  own  "She  embraced  Catholocism";  "They  adopted  the  Jewish  faith") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  adopt 
  adoptable 
  adopted 
  adoptive 
 
  Overview  of  verb  adopt 
 
  The  verb  adopt  has  7  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (37)  adopt,  follow  espouse  --  (choose  and  follow  as  of  theories,  ideas,  policies,  strategies  or  plans;  "She  followed  the  feminist  movement";  "The  candidate  espouses  Republican  ideals") 
  2.  (6)  adopt,  borrow,  take  over  take  up  --  (take  up  and  practice  as  one's  own) 
  3.  (2)  assume,  adopt,  take  on  take  over  --  (take  on  titles,  offices,  duties,  responsibilities;  "When  will  the  new  President  assume  office?") 
  4.  (2)  assume,  acquire,  adopt,  take  on  take  --  (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") 
  5.  (2)  adopt,  take  in  --  (take  into  one's  family;  "They  adopted  two  children  from  Nicaragua") 
  6.  dramatize,  dramatise,  adopt  --  (put  into  dramatic  form  "adopt  a  book  for  a  screenplay") 
  7.  espouse,  embrace,  adopt,  sweep  up  --  (take  up  the  cause  ideology,  practice,  method,  of  someone  and  use  it  as  one's  own  "She  embraced  Catholocism";  "They  adopted  the  Jewish  faith") 

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