All adopt synonyms
a·dopt
A a verb adopt
- use — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- ratify — to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction: to ratify a constitutional amendment.
- take up — the act of taking.
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
- maintain — to keep in existence or continuance; preserve; retain: to maintain good relations with neighboring countries.
- follow — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- approve — If you approve of an action, event, or suggestion, you like it or are pleased about it.
- select — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- choose — If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have.
- raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
- naturalize — to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.
- foster — to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage: to foster new ideas.
- pick — to cast (a shuttle).
- opt — to make a choice; choose (usually followed by for).
- mimic — to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or derisively.
- tap — Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol
- seize — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
- affirm — If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
- assent — If someone gives their assent to something that has been suggested, they formally agree to it.
- utilize — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- borrow — If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it or use it for a period of time, usually with their permission.
- imitate — to follow or endeavor to follow as a model or example: to imitate an author's style; to imitate an older brother.
- appropriate — Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
- affiliate — An affiliate is an organization which is officially connected with another, larger organization or is a member of it.
- adapt — If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully.
- take in — the act of taking.
- agree — If people agree with each other about something, they have the same opinion about it or say that they have the same opinion.
- implement — any article used in some activity, especially an instrument, tool, or utensil: agricultural implements.
- utilise — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- take on — to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- go in for — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- take over — the act of taking.