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adopt

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of adopt

to take for oneʼs own use (something originated by another)

  • shortly after moving to the U.S., the family dutifully adopted the American tradition of having turkey for Thanksgiving
Synonyms of adopt

borrow, embrace, espouse, take on, take up
Words Related to adopt

domesticate, naturalize

appropriate, arrogate, take over, usurp

absorb, assimilate, incorporate, quote

cherish, prize, treasure

cultivate, follow, heed, honor

use, utilize

bring up, foster, nurture, raise, rear

affect, assume, copy, imitate, pretend, put on, simulate
Phrases Synonymous with adopt

pick up on
Near Antonyms of adopt

abandon, forsake, give up, relinquish, surrender

abjure, abnegate, disown

reject, renounce, repudiate, spurn

discard, jettison, junk, throw away, throw out

Synonym Discussion of adopt

adopt, embrace, espouse mean to take an opinion, policy, or practice as one's own. adopt implies accepting something created by another or foreign to one's nature.
    • forced to adopt new policies
embrace implies a ready or happy acceptance.
    • embraced the customs of their new homeland
espouse adds an implication of close attachment to a cause and a sharing of its fortunes.
    • espoused the cause of women's rights

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