Definition: take into one's family
Usage: They adopted two children from Nicaragua
Similar words: take
Definition: take into one's possession
Usage: We are taking an orphan from Romania; I'll take three salmon steaks
Synonyms: acquire, adopt, assume, take, take on
Definition: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
Usage: 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
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: sweep up, adopt, embrace, espouse
Definition: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
Usage: She embraced Catholicism; They adopted the Jewish faith
Similar words: accept
Definition: consider or hold as true
Usage: I cannot accept the dogma of this church; accept an argument
Synonyms: adopt, dramatise, dramatize
Definition: put into dramatic form
Usage: adopt a book for a screenplay
Similar words: compose, write, indite, pen
Definition: produce a literary work
Usage: She composed a poem; He wrote four novels
Synonyms: take over, take up, borrow, adopt
Definition: take up and practice as one's own
Similar words: have, take, accept
Definition: receive willingly something given or offered
Usage: The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter; I won't have this dog in my house!; Please accept my present
Synonyms: adopt, espouse, follow
Definition: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
Usage: She followed the feminist movement; The candidate espouses Republican ideals
Similar words: select, choose, take, pick out
Definition: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
Usage: Take any one of these cards; Choose a good husband for your daughter; She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
Synonyms: assume, adopt, take on, take over
Definition: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
Usage: When will the new President assume office?
Similar words: take office
Definition: assume an office, duty, or title
Usage: When will the new President take office?