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According to WordNet, the verb "adopt" has 7 sense(s).

202381726 take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities; "When will the new President assume office?".

201701311 put into dramatic form; "adopt a book for a screenplay".

200524682 take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "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".

200601822 take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own; "She embraced Catholicism"; "They adopted the Jewish faith".

202346724 take up and practice as one's own.

202346895 choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals".

200413195 take into one's family; "They adopted two children from Nicaragua".


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