ADOPT


Meaning of ADOPT in English

v. Function: verb

to make one's own what in some fashion one owes to another FF1C; adopt a new style FF1E;

Synonyms: embrace, espouse, take on, take up

Related Words: affect, assume; appropriate, arrogate, take, usurp; domesticate, naturalize

Idioms: adapt to one's own ends, go in for

Contrasted Words: reject, spurn; abjure, forswear, renounce

Antonyms: discard; repudiate

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.