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German
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adoptieren
, annehmen
, übernehmen
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Adopt
- (v. t.) To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, ones own child.
- (v. t.) To take or receive as ones own what is not so naturally; to select and take or approve; as, to adopt the view or policy of another; these resolutions were adopted.
Synonyms:
Acquire, Assume, Borrow, Dramatize, Embrace, Espouse, Follow, Take,
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• Adopted
- (a.) Taken by adoption; taken up as ones own; as, an adopted son, citizen, country, word.
- (imp. & p. p.) of Adopt
Synonyms:
Adoptive,
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• Adopter
- (n.) One who adopts.
- (n.) A receiver, with two necks, opposite to each other, one of which admits the neck of a retort, and the other is joined to another receiver. It is used in distillations, to give more space to elastic vapors, to increase the length of the neck of a retort, or to unite two vessels whose openings have different diameters.
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Sparkle, Thank, Feel, You, Love, Kiss, Weaken, Be, Glitter, Blend, I, Do, Go, Dark, Abash, Slash, Boy, Shorten, Endure, Bride, Trend, Girl, Abbreviate, Dedicate, Romance, Father, Sparkling, Gash, Feeling, Run, Thanks, Abductor, |
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