Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word ADOPT

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Definitions of ADOPT

1. To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
2. To select and take or approve.
3. To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.
4. (chess, slang) To beat an opponent ten times in a row.

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Examples of Using ADOPT in a Sentence

• In law, affiliation (from Latin , "to adopt as a son") was previously the term to describe legal establishment of paternity.
• He converted Armenia from Zoroastrianism to Christianity in the early fourth century (traditionally dated to 301), making Armenia the first state to adopt Christianity as its official religion.
• 533 – Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy.
• Justus became the first bishop of Rochester in 604 and signed a letter to the Irish bishops urging the native Celtic church to adopt the Roman method of calculating the date of Easter.
• To avoid surveillance, the station's inhabitants adopt an Aesopian language which is full of metaphors that are impossible for computers to grasp.
• It remained fiercely independent and was one of the last areas of Europe to adopt Christianity (beginning in the 14th century).
• 97 – Roman emperor Nerva is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus as his heir and successor.
• A propaganda film is made with the intent that the viewer will adopt the position promoted by the propagator and eventually take action towards making those ideas widely accepted.
• This period saw Russia abolish its monarchy and adopt a socialist form of government following two successive revolutions and a civil war.
• Track time trial bikes differ from normal track bikes in two major ways; firstly they have disc or 3–5 spoked wheels, and secondly they often use aero-bars to allow the rider to adopt a more aerodynamic riding position.
• Annex I countries should adopt national policies and take corresponding measures to limit their emissions of greenhouse gases.
• Turkey thus became the last country to officially adopt the Gregorian Calendar, which ended the 344-year calendrical switch around the world that took place in October, 1582 by virtue of the Papal Bull made by Pope Gregory XIII.
• As the Persian satraps have gathered for a war council at Zeleia, Memnon argues that it is preferable for the Persians to avoid a pitched battle and adopt a scorched earth tactic.
• October 28 – Emperor Nerva recalls his general Marcus Ulpius Trajanus, age 44, from the German frontier and is forced by the Praetorian Guard to adopt him as his successor.
• February 25 – Emperor Hadrian makes Antoninus Pius his successor, on condition that he adopt Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus.
• January 26 – The Canton of Bern becomes the second in Switzerland to officially adopt Protestantism after 21-day debate, the Bern Disputation.
• Inspired by the Philadelphia Convention that led to the adoption of the United States federal Constitution, its purpose was to produce a draft constitution for the European Union for the Council to finalise and adopt.
• The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last pagan civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianity following the Northern Crusades in the 13th century.
• The Transnational Radical Party (TRP), whose official name is Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty (NRPTT), is a political association of citizens, members of parliament and members of government of various national and political backgrounds who intend to adopt nonviolent means to create an effective body of international law with respect for individuals, human, civil and political rights, as well as the affirmation of democracy and political freedom in the world.
• House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump due to the Trump-Ukraine scandal and other controversies; CRISPR gene editing first used to experimentally treat a patient with a genetic disorder; a fire destroys the spire and roof of Notre-Dame de Paris; the Venezuelan presidential crisis divided the nation and the world in support for Nicolás Maduro or Juan Guaidó; protesters in Tahrir Square, Baghdad during the Iraqi protests, caused by strong Iraqi nationalism; Chileans protest after the increase in the rates of the public transport system of Santiago; the Event Horizon Telescope captures the first image of a black hole.

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