Synonyms for Adopt:

• n.

  •
  • baptize,
  • call,
  • christen,
  • name after,
  • number off,
  • answer to,
  • go by,
  • call after,
  • law,
  • sanction,
  • name.
  •
  • emigrate,
  • decamp,
  • brain drain,
  • retire,
  • move,
  • immigrate,
  • relocate,
  • move out,
  • migrate,
  • resettle.
  •acquire (noun)
  • acquire.
  •adopt (noun)
  • assume,
  • dramatize,
  • sweep up,
  • dramatise,
  • take in.

• v.

  •accept (verb)
  • gave the green light,
  • giving go ahead,
  • giving the green light,
  • under-took,
  • re-cognizing,
  • laps up,
  • taking one up on,
  • gives go ahead,
  • give stamp approval,
  • under take,
  • gives nod,
  • give the go ahead,
  • gives the go ahead,
  • gave nod,
  • concurs with,
  • takes one on,
  • gave stamp of approval,
  • rubber-stamping,
  • thumbsed up,
  • took upon,
  • rubber-stamped,
  • under-taking,
  • gave go ahead,
  • re-cognized,
  • gives the goahead,
  • took one up on,
  • taking one on,
  • gave the nod,
  • under-taken,
  • re-cognize,
  • giving the goahead,
  • gives the nod,
  • giving the go-ahead,
  • re cognizes,
  • gave goahead,
  • giving go-ahead,
  • gives the go-ahead,
  • took one upon,
  • sets store by,
  • takes upon,
  • thumbses up,
  • giving nod,
  • gave stamp approval,
  • gave the go ahead,
  • take one upon,
  • setting store by,
  • takes one up on,
  • give the goahead,
  • cooperated with,
  • gave the go-ahead,
  • under-take,
  • gives goahead,
  • rubberstamps,
  • give goahead,
  • gives go-ahead,
  • re cognizing,
  • under taking,
  • under takes,
  • concurred with,
  • taking one upon,
  • gives stamp approval,
  • taking up on,
  • under-takes,
  • taking upon,
  • gives the green light,
  • cooperates with,
  • give go ahead,
  • giving goahead,
  • giving stamp of approval,
  • re cognize,
  • gave the goahead,
  • gave go-ahead,
  • under taken,
  • rubberstamping,
  • giving the nod,
  • giving the go ahead,
  • gives green light,
  • gave green light,
  • signing off on,
  • re-cognizes,
  • lapping up,
  • signed off on,
  • concurring with,
  • took one on,
  • signs off on,
  • giving green light,
  • under took,
  • cooperating with,
  • takes one upon,
  • signs on,
  • rubberstamped,
  • took up on,
  • thumbsing up,
  • takes up on,
  • gives stamp of approval,
  • re cognized,
  • giving stamp approval.
  •admit (verb)
  • un covers,
  • de-clares,
  • all-owing,
  • ex-posing,
  • going into details,
  • makes known,
  • un-veiled,
  • goes in to details,
  • ex pose,
  • dis-closing,
  • pro claims,
  • going in to details,
  • re late,
  • ex-pose,
  • went into details,
  • bring light,
  • un-veils,
  • un veiling,
  • pro-claiming,
  • un veil,
  • pro claimed,
  • dis closed,
  • un-veiling,
  • re-cite,
  • un veiled,
  • ex-posed,
  • ex posed,
  • pro claim,
  • pro-claims,
  • pro-fesses,
  • all owed,
  • dis-closed,
  • re-late,
  • pro fess,
  • goes into details,
  • all-owed,
  • un covering,
  • pro fesses,
  • re-cited,
  • re-citing,
  • un cover,
  • re veals,
  • re veal,
  • re citing,
  • all owing,
  • go in to details,
  • re cite,
  • cop plea,
  • un veils,
  • de clare,
  • ex posing,
  • un-veil,
  • dis closes,
  • re-cites,
  • dis-closes,
  • de clares,
  • went in to details,
  • re-lated,
  • pro-fess,
  • pro-claimed,
  • dis closing,
  • de-clare,
  • dis-close,
  • subscribes to,
  • re cited,
  • re-veal,
  • dis close,
  • un-covers,
  • un-covering,
  • re cites,
  • un covered,
  • pro-claim,
  • un-cover,
  • pro claiming,
  • re-veals,
  • opens up,
  • subscribing to.
  •affect (verb)
  • does bit,
  • doth bit,
  • doing a bit,
  • lay it thick,
  • didst a bit,
  • lays thick,
  • laying on thick,
  • lays it on thick,
  • aspires to,
  • did bit,
  • puts up front,
  • made out like,
  • doth a bit,
  • doeth bit,
  • puts front,
  • does a bit,
  • laying it thick,
  • doeth a bit,
  • makes out like,
  • making out like,
  • puts a front,
  • putting up a front,
  • put up front,
  • put a front,
  • put front,
  • doest a bit,
  • laid it on thick,
  • do bit,
  • puts up a front,
  • dost a bit,
  • lays on thick,
  • dost bit,
  • lays it thick,
  • putting front,
  • putting up front,
  • doing bit,
  • aspired to,
  • laid thick,
  • laid it thick,
  • doest bit,
  • lay thick,
  • did a bit,
  • didst bit,
  • putting a front,
  • laying thick.
  •assent (verb)
  • sub scribed,
  • sub scribing,
  • shakes on,
  • sub scribe,
  • shook on,
  • caved in,
  • shaking on,
  • sub-scribing,
  • gives five,
  • saying uncle,
  • cut deal,
  • dittoing,
  • sub-scribes,
  • sub-scribed,
  • says uncle,
  • sub-scribe,
  • gave five,
  • giving five,
  • sub scribes,
  • said uncle.
  •assume (verb)
  • pre tending,
  • pre-tends,
  • pre-tended,
  • pre-tending,
  • pre tend,
  • pre-tend,
  • pre tends.
  •borrow (verb)
  • making one own,
  • made one own,
  • makes one own,
  • made own,
  • makes own,
  • makes one's own,
  • makes ones own,
  • make own,
  • making ones own,
  • make ones own,
  • make one own,
  • making own,
  • made one's own,
  • making one's own,
  • made ones own.
  •change (verb)
  • adopt.
  •choose (verb)
  • elect,
  • determine,
  • decide,
  • wish,
  • judge,
  • fancy,
  • pick,
  • like,
  • favor,
  • select.
  •choose or take something as one's own (verb)
  • appropriate,
  • seize,
  • endorse,
  • mimic,
  • adapt,
  • support,
  • affiliate,
  • tap,
  • opt,
  • imitate,
  • go down the line,
  • utilize,
  • maintain.
  •co-opt (verb)
  • drawing in,
  • bringing in to fold,
  • connaturalizes,
  • brings in to line,
  • brought into line,
  • homologizes,
  • takes over,
  • brought into the fold,
  • bring into fold,
  • brought in to line,
  • brings in to the fold,
  • in-corporate,
  • brought in to fold,
  • brings into the fold,
  • bringing into the fold,
  • co opt,
  • brings into fold,
  • brought in to the fold,
  • bring in to line,
  • bringing into line,
  • bring in to the fold,
  • connaturalizing,
  • brings into line,
  • brought into fold,
  • brings in to fold,
  • in corporate,
  • bringing in to the fold,
  • bringing in to line,
  • in corporates,
  • took over,
  • bring in to fold,
  • in-corporates,
  • homologizing,
  • bringing into fold,
  • connaturalized,
  • draws in.
  •embrace (verb)
  • avails of,
  • gat in to,
  • going in for,
  • availed oneself of,
  • providing for,
  • getting in to,
  • goes in for,
  • availing of,
  • gotten into,
  • availing oneself of,
  • gets into,
  • provides for,
  • took advantage of,
  • gat into,
  • get in to,
  • went in for,
  • getting into,
  • gotten in to,
  • makes use of,
  • gets in to,
  • making use of,
  • availed of,
  • got in to.
  •espouse (verb)
  • de fended,
  • de-fended,
  • up-holds,
  • up held,
  • de fend,
  • up-hold,
  • standing behind,
  • up holding,
  • de fends,
  • de-fending,
  • up hold,
  • stood behind,
  • up-holding,
  • de-fend,
  • de fending,
  • stands behind,
  • up holds,
  • up-held,
  • de-fends.
  •follow (verb)
  • being devoted to,
  • patterns oneself up on,
  • did like,
  • being keeping,
  • kept abreast of,
  • lived to,
  • patterned upon,
  • was interested in,
  • re-gard,
  • keeps an eye on,
  • wast guided by,
  • are interested in,
  • didst like,
  • living up to,
  • patterns upon,
  • patterns up on,
  • wast consistent with,
  • being in keeping,
  • art guided by,
  • patterning up on,
  • lived up to,
  • lives up to,
  • keeping an eye on,
  • is consistent with,
  • does like,
  • art consistent with,
  • keeping eye on,
  • wert interested in,
  • taking as an example,
  • took as example,
  • held fast,
  • holding fast,
  • were guided by,
  • keep eye on,
  • pattern oneself up on,
  • is in keeping,
  • modeled on,
  • takes as an example,
  • takes as example,
  • keeps abreast of,
  • is keeping,
  • following suit,
  • were in keeping,
  • live to,
  • am guided by,
  • art keeping,
  • is devoted to,
  • was keeping,
  • am devoted to,
  • kept eye on,
  • are keeping,
  • patterning oneself up on,
  • doth like,
  • pattern up on,
  • patterning oneself upon,
  • are guided by,
  • modelled on,
  • doing like,
  • giving allegiance to,
  • wert in keeping,
  • is guided by,
  • being consistent with,
  • modelling on,
  • wast interested in,
  • is interested in,
  • am keeping,
  • were interested in,
  • wert devoted to,
  • wast in keeping,
  • wast keeping,
  • keeping abreast of,
  • patterned oneself upon,
  • wert keeping,
  • gave allegiance to,
  • art interested in,
  • lives to,
  • was consistent with,
  • be keeping,
  • are in keeping,
  • keeps eye on,
  • being guided by,
  • living to,
  • were devoted to,
  • take as example,
  • was in keeping,
  • dost like,
  • pattern upon,
  • wast devoted to,
  • was devoted to,
  • adheres to,
  • modeling on,
  • art in keeping,
  • were keeping,
  • strung along,
  • wert guided by,
  • models on,
  • patterns oneself upon,
  • patterned up on,
  • holds fast,
  • patterned oneself up on,
  • wert consistent with,
  • were consistent with,
  • was guided by,
  • art devoted to,
  • being interested in,
  • are devoted to,
  • patterning upon,
  • adhering to,
  • doest like,
  • taking as example,
  • doeth like,
  • am consistent with,
  • took as an example,
  • re gards,
  • are consistent with,
  • gives allegiance to.
  •invest (verb)
  • end owing,
  • in states,
  • in stalling,
  • in-ducted,
  • in-duct,
  • in-ducting,
  • in state,
  • in vesting,
  • in-stating,
  • in vest,
  • in-vested,
  • in-stalled,
  • in duct,
  • in vests,
  • in-vesting,
  • in vested,
  • end owed,
  • in-stated,
  • in ducts,
  • in stating,
  • in-states,
  • in-stall,
  • in-stalling,
  • end-owed,
  • in-state,
  • in-vests,
  • end-owing,
  • in stalled,
  • in ducted,
  • in-vest,
  • in stated,
  • in-ducts.
  •legally care for another's child (verb)
  • raise.
  •listen (verb)
  • gat a load of,
  • takes advice,
  • is all ears,
  • pricked ears,
  • wert ears,
  • gave audience to,
  • getting a load of,
  • hangs words,
  • was all ears,
  • lent an ear,
  • picked upon,
  • auscultating,
  • lending an ear,
  • gat load of,
  • giving an audience to,
  • lending ear,
  • over-hearing,
  • taking advice,
  • picked up on,
  • are attentive,
  • gives attention,
  • gotten a load of,
  • tunes in on,
  • hearing tell,
  • getting load of,
  • over-hear,
  • over heard,
  • be ears,
  • tunes in,
  • gave heed to,
  • gives an audience to,
  • hangs on words,
  • gave attention,
  • take in to consideration,
  • over hearing,
  • wast attentive,
  • takes in to consideration,
  • pricks ears,
  • get load of,
  • are all ears,
  • gives heed to,
  • hanging words,
  • auscults,
  • heard tell,
  • being ears,
  • gets load of,
  • are ears,
  • wert all ears,
  • hanged words,
  • was ears,
  • giving heed to,
  • picks up on,
  • took in to consideration,
  • picking upon,
  • pricked up ears,
  • took advice,
  • lends ear,
  • wast ears,
  • over hears,
  • tuned in on,
  • hung on words,
  • gotten load of,
  • tuning in on,
  • pricks up ears,
  • is ears,
  • ausculted,
  • over hear,
  • picks upon,
  • am ears,
  • taking in to consideration,
  • pricking ears,
  • ausculting,
  • takes into consideration,
  • gets a load of,
  • taking under advisement,
  • art attentive,
  • takes under advisement,
  • got a load of,
  • hung words,
  • tuned on,
  • gave an audience to,
  • took into consideration,
  • took notice,
  • tuning on,
  • being all ears,
  • hang words,
  • am attentive,
  • were all ears,
  • wast all ears,
  • over-heard,
  • over-hears,
  • giving audience to,
  • gives audience to,
  • were attentive,
  • were ears,
  • lent ear,
  • was attentive,
  • auscultates,
  • am all ears,
  • got load of,
  • is attentive,
  • takes notice,
  • pick upon,
  • tune on,
  • hears tell,
  • tunes on,
  • lends an ear,
  • took under advisement,
  • being attentive,
  • art all ears,
  • hanging on words,
  • pricking up ears,
  • wert attentive,
  • hanged on words,
  • lend ear.
  •observe (verb)
  • complying with,
  • re-spect,
  • re spects,
  • complies with,
  • re-spects,
  • re spect.
  •pass (verb)
  • became law,
  • becoming valid,
  • becomes law,
  • de cree,
  • are ordained,
  • is sanctioned,
  • de-cree,
  • de-crees,
  • am ordained,
  • are established,
  • was sanctioned,
  • pro mise,
  • becoming ratified,
  • were established,
  • was ordained,
  • art sanctioned,
  • de crees,
  • wast sanctioned,
  • were ordained,
  • were sanctioned,
  • voting in,
  • wast established,
  • pro-mises,
  • pro mises,
  • pro-mise,
  • became ratified,
  • being established,
  • art ordained,
  • wert established,
  • becomes valid,
  • is ordained,
  • becoming law,
  • is established,
  • wert sanctioned,
  • wast ordained,
  • becomes ratified,
  • am established,
  • being sanctioned,
  • being ordained,
  • became valid,
  • de creed,
  • am sanctioned,
  • are sanctioned,
  • wert ordained,
  • de-creed.
  •prefer (verb)
  • fixes up on,
  • fixt upon,
  • am turned to,
  • pro-positioned,
  • optating,
  • art turned on to,
  • am partial to,
  • wast turned on to,
  • in cline,
  • up grades,
  • likes better,
  • pro positions,
  • was partial to,
  • was turned to,
  • woulding sooner,
  • pro pound,
  • is partial to,
  • pro pounded,
  • pro-mote,
  • pro positioning,
  • is turned on to,
  • liked better,
  • pro-pounded,
  • liking better,
  • pro-pounding,
  • fixed up on,
  • fixes upon,
  • are partial to,
  • be turned to,
  • being turned to,
  • pro-positioning,
  • are turned to,
  • proponing,
  • were partial to,
  • pro-motes,
  • were turned to,
  • pro-pone,
  • up grading,
  • pro-moting,
  • woulds rather,
  • optates,
  • wert turned to,
  • pro position,
  • is turned to,
  • in-cline,
  • pro-pound,
  • putting forward,
  • wast partial to,
  • in clines,
  • up graded,
  • woulded rather,
  • pre sent,
  • up grade,
  • art turned to,
  • woulded sooner,
  • wert partial to,
  • fixt up on,
  • woulding rather,
  • pro-pones,
  • was turned on to,
  • pro pone,
  • woulds sooner,
  • pre-sent,
  • wert turned on to,
  • up-grading,
  • being turned on to,
  • pro pounding,
  • in-clines,
  • being partial to,
  • pro positioned,
  • fix up on,
  • are turned on to,
  • am turned on to,
  • pro pones,
  • pro moting,
  • pro pounds,
  • pre-sents,
  • wast turned to,
  • up-graded,
  • art partial to,
  • proponed,
  • up-grades,
  • fixing up on,
  • were turned on to,
  • optated,
  • pro-positions,
  • pro-pounds,
  • fixing upon.
  •proselytize (verb)
  • was born again,
  • changes belief,
  • caused to adopt,
  • is born again,
  • alters conviction,
  • changing belief,
  • cause adopt,
  • art born again,
  • causing to adopt,
  • causes to adopt,
  • caused adopt,
  • causes adopt,
  • altering conviction,
  • were born again,
  • wert born again,
  • changed belief,
  • being born again,
  • causing adopt,
  • are born again,
  • wast born again,
  • am born again,
  • altered conviction.
  •take on (verb)
  • agreeing to do,
  • setting about,
  • take hand,
  • agrees to do,
  • taking upon oneself,
  • taking hand,
  • takes up on oneself,
  • addressed oneself to,
  • agreed to do,
  • be come,
  • takes in hand,
  • be-gun,
  • takes hand,
  • haddest a go at,
  • coming have,
  • comes to have,
  • had go at,
  • taking in hand,
  • have go at,
  • re-tains,
  • had a go at,
  • re-tain,
  • agreeing do,
  • hadst go at,
  • addressing to,
  • has a go at,
  • came have,
  • be-ginning,
  • take up on oneself,
  • be gun,
  • hast a go at,
  • haddest go at,
  • agree do,
  • re tain,
  • comes have,
  • came to have,
  • addrest to,
  • having go at,
  • takes upon oneself,
  • be-come,
  • took hand,
  • hath a go at,
  • be-came,
  • hadst a go at,
  • be came,
  • be-coming,
  • re tains,
  • be comes,
  • be ginning,
  • sets about,
  • agreed do,
  • addresses to,
  • be-comes,
  • took up on oneself,
  • taking up on oneself,
  • addrest oneself to,
  • addressing oneself to,
  • having a go at,
  • come have,
  • agrees do,
  • coming to have,
  • hath go at,
  • took in hand,
  • took upon oneself,
  • has go at,
  • addresses oneself to,
  • hast go at.
  •take up (verb)
  • re-starts,
  • kicking off,
  • re-started,
  • re news,
  • re-commencing,
  • setting to,
  • re-opened,
  • re-new,
  • engaging in,
  • re-commence,
  • re opened,
  • re start,
  • re starting,
  • re started,
  • re commencing,
  • re-news,
  • re opening,
  • re-commenced,
  • becomes involved in,
  • re commences,
  • becoming involved in,
  • re-starting,
  • re opens,
  • re-commences,
  • re new,
  • tees off,
  • re commence,
  • kicks off,
  • re open,
  • re-opens,
  • became involved in,
  • re starts,
  • teeing off,
  • re commenced,
  • re-opening,
  • sets to.
  •use (verb)
  • made do with,
  • found use,
  • doth with,
  • pressing in to service,
  • be stows,
  • turning account,
  • put work,
  • be-stows,
  • puts work,
  • ex-pend,
  • be-stowed,
  • found a use,
  • ex pending,
  • ex pend,
  • be stow,
  • turns account,
  • presses in to service,
  • pressing into service,
  • ex pends,
  • turned to account,
  • be stowed,
  • finds use,
  • made use,
  • ex-pends,
  • sets motion,
  • doing with,
  • making use,
  • ex-pending,
  • put in to action,
  • be-stowing,
  • putting in to action,
  • puts to use,
  • be-stow,
  • bring in to play,
  • dost with,
  • turn account,
  • making the most of,
  • puts forth,
  • put use,
  • makes use,
  • putting forth,
  • be stowing,
  • does with,
  • pressed into service,
  • finds a use,
  • played on,
  • putting work,
  • making do with,
  • pressed in to service,
  • playing on,
  • finding a use,
  • turns to account,
  • putting to use,
  • ex pended,
  • turning to account,
  • ex-pended,
  • find use,
  • puts to work,
  • bring bear,
  • puts use,
  • turned account,
  • doest with,
  • puts into action,
  • finding use,
  • putting use,
  • presses into service,
  • puts in to action,
  • set motion,
  • didst with,
  • makes the most of,
  • made most of,
  • makes do with,
  • makes most of,
  • press in to service,
  • doeth with,
  • making most of,
  • plays on,
  • did with,
  • make most of.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • vote in,
  • au pair,
  • unseat,
  • foster,
  • sit,
  • ward,
  • vote off,
  • sitter,
  • assure,
  • progress,
  • guardian,
  • care order,
  • nursemaid,
  • nanny,
  • enforce,
  • spoil,
  • in loco parentis,
  • put in,
  • adoptive,
  • day care,
  • approve,
  • vote down,
  • insure,
  • reelect,
  • ensure,
  • adoption agency,
  • blackball,
  • babysitter,
  • babysit,
  • vote through,
  • adopted,
  • houseparent,
  • go through with,
  • childcare,
  • steamroll,
  • vote out.
  •
  • adoption,
  • ballot,
  • care,
  • ratify,
  • vote,
  • nurse,
  • implement,
  • obey,
  • carry through,
  • execute,
  • chaperon.
  •
  • act out,
  • affirm,
  • mount,
  • abstain.
  •
  • exploit,
  • draw on,
  • fall back on,
  • apply,
  • go toward,
  • give.
  •
  • confirm.
  •agree
  • assent.
  •borrow
  • pirate,
  • steal,
  • Pirated,
  • filch,
  • Pirating,
  • usurped,
  • make one's own,
  • plagiarize.
  •choose
  • Extracting,
  • Slotting,
  • making up one's mind,
  • fix on,
  • see fit,
  • settle upon,
  • make up one's mind,
  • drawing lots,
  • commit oneself,
  • feel disposed to,
  • set aside,
  • discriminate between,
  • settled upon,
  • make up mind,
  • winnowing,
  • sift out,
  • opting for,
  • sifting out,
  • make choice,
  • opt for,
  • singled out,
  • singling out,
  • tabbing,
  • slot,
  • decide on,
  • single out,
  • winnow,
  • setting aside,
  • tabbed,
  • will,
  • draw lots,
  • Slotted,
  • opts for,
  • make decision.
  •follow
  • be interested in,
  • give allegiance to,
  • be devoted to,
  • be in keeping,
  • be consistent with,
  • hold fast,
  • adhered to,
  • pattern oneself upon,
  • Followed,
  • model on,
  • keep an eye on,
  • live up to,
  • kept an eye on,
  • keep abreast of,
  • be guided by,
  • take as an example,
  • Emulated,
  • obeys,
  • do like,
  • adhere to.
  •invest
  • enthrones,
  • enthroning,
  • enthroned,
  • enthrone.
  •observe
  • complied with,
  • observed.
  •pass
  • be established,
  • voted in,
  • Passed,
  • was established,
  • become law,
  • be ordained,
  • become valid,
  • become ratified,
  • be sanctioned,
  • votes in.
  •take on
  • address oneself to,
  • addressed to,
  • have a go at,
  • be coming,
  • agree to do,
  • come to have,
  • set about,
  • take upon oneself,
  • address to.
  •Other relevant words:
  • conform to,
  • pretend,
  • undergo,
  • effect,
  • convert,
  • obtain,
  • possess,
  • get onto,
  • advocate,
  • Impropriate,
  • wed,
  • assimilate,
  • echo,
  • cadge,
  • work for,
  • patronize,
  • seize on,
  • be of opinion,
  • get it,
  • postdate,
  • sanctify,
  • show,
  • do over,
  • justify,
  • enslave,
  • embroider,
  • fill,
  • Endenizen,
  • prepossess,
  • go into,
  • get hitched with,
  • vote for,
  • abide by,
  • farm,
  • feign,
  • cover,
  • consecrate,
  • conceive,
  • recommend,
  • look at,
  • arrogate,
  • take aim,
  • carry,
  • establish,
  • latch on,
  • contain,
  • employ,
  • resume,
  • derive from,
  • take in hand,
  • consume,
  • scoop up,
  • haunt,
  • require,
  • embark on,
  • start,
  • second,
  • back up,
  • have,
  • compress,
  • bring,
  • demand,
  • hook on,
  • take-up,
  • earn,
  • accompany,
  • suck,
  • fall out,
  • repeat,
  • opine,
  • get hold of,
  • marry,
  • draw,
  • inherit,
  • cotton on,
  • carry out,
  • go for,
  • come,
  • cooperate,
  • take,
  • travel along,
  • read,
  • catch,
  • train,
  • go out for,
  • sit on,
  • preempt,
  • drive,
  • overrun,
  • stick to,
  • champion,
  • occupy,
  • invade,
  • win,
  • buy out,
  • agree,
  • compose,
  • indent,
  • plagiarise,
  • encroach,
  • fritter,
  • own,
  • think,
  • soak up,
  • ingest,
  • put on,
  • put one across,
  • consider,
  • comprehend,
  • display,
  • pay the piper,
  • incline to,
  • monopolize,
  • apprehend,
  • domesticate,
  • believe in,
  • derive,
  • Ween,
  • learn,
  • withdraw,
  • jump a claim,
  • stick up for,
  • deplete,
  • Accroach,
  • invite,
  • watch over,
  • be,
  • don,
  • preoccupy,
  • have recourse to,
  • catch on,
  • comply with,
  • view,
  • sponsor,
  • succeed,
  • claim,
  • mirror,
  • take-in,
  • side with,
  • relieve,
  • watch,
  • get married,
  • hoard,
  • nationalize,
  • clear,
  • pack,
  • hold an opinion,
  • heed,
  • evolve,
  • go native,
  • ask,
  • absorb,
  • brazen,
  • mooch,
  • aggrandize,
  • fasten on,
  • come after,
  • receive,
  • produce,
  • encompass,
  • hire,
  • comply,
  • pad,
  • handpick,
  • befriend,
  • gather in,
  • put one over,
  • cleave to,
  • embroil,
  • exhibit,
  • keep to,
  • mock,
  • requisition,
  • hog,
  • fold up,
  • Citizenize,
  • surveil,
  • legitimate,
  • enrol,
  • subjugate,
  • scoop,
  • regenerate,
  • resort to,
  • realize,
  • take after,
  • engage,
  • hazard,
  • discretion,
  • Trow,
  • involve,
  • drag in,
  • abet,
  • infringe,
  • scoop out,
  • imbibe,
  • make,
  • pick out,
  • put in place,
  • shoot,
  • acculturate,
  • begin,
  • squire,
  • acknowledge,
  • shift for oneself,
  • copy,
  • ape,
  • trespass,
  • incline towards,
  • lend oneself to,
  • embellish,
  • go,
  • lead,
  • smile upon,
  • reflect,
  • wear,
  • develop,
  • tackle,
  • inspire,
  • meet,
  • touch for,
  • enter,
  • counterfeit,
  • take it all,
  • slang,
  • gull,
  • father,
  • submit,
  • call for,
  • have it,
  • turn to,
  • direct,
  • conquer,
  • take for granted,
  • undertake,
  • rent,
  • refer to,
  • squeeze,
  • bear,
  • necessitate,
  • acculturize,
  • contract,
  • get,
  • bosom,
  • usurp,
  • legitimize,
  • blow up,
  • simulate,
  • gain,
  • countenance,
  • take it,
  • strike,
  • buy up,
  • realise,
  • hook up with,
  • pre-empt,
  • convey,
  • lift out,
  • take possession of,
  • keep in countenance,
  • sop up,
  • keep abreast,
  • resolve,
  • colonize,
  • grow,
  • put into effect,
  • pull-in,
  • conjoin,
  • stick with,
  • sponge,
  • pursue,
  • bring in,
  • keep up,
  • mind,
  • back,
  • bum,
  • aggrandise,
  • denizen,
  • hold,
  • welcome,
  • attract,
  • mother,
  • need,
  • charter,
  • consent,
  • assent to,
  • okay,
  • favour,
  • use up.

Paraphrases for Adopt:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    adopts.
  • Adverb
    adopts.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    dependent.
  • Proper noun, singular
    supports, loyalists, needs, items, OKS.
  • Verb, past tense
    Envisaged, needed, called.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    accept, are, AM, follow, opt, espouse, decide, engage, rely, catch.
  • Verb, base form
    accept, tools, Measures, lay, aadopt, follow, opt, impose, accredit, adhere, transpose, countenance, integrate, accommodate, authorise, Chose, espouse, decide, condone, utilize, ratify, acquire, engage, Considering, rubber-stamp, rely, apprehend, tolerate, legislate, occupy, deploy, catch, deliver, emulate.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    adopted.
  • Proper noun, singular
    adopted, adoptions, implements.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    adopted, Enacting.
  • Verb, base form
    incorporate, Establishing.

Antonyms for Adopt:

• v.

  • choose or take something as one's own
    disagree, disown, shun, refuse, deny, repulse, let go, release, disapprove, give, reject, oppose, return, discard, disallow, neglect, renounce, repudiate, leave alone.
  • Other antonyms:
    junk, jettison.

Homophones for Adopt:

• adapt, adept, adoptee, adapid, at-bat, adopted, autophyte, adapted.

Hypernym for Adopt:

• v.

  • possession
    stick, adhere.

Hyponym for Adopt:

• v.

  • change
    take.
  • possession
    choose, select, pick out, accept, take, have.