Definitions from Wiktionary (adopt)

▸ verb:  To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship.
▸ verb:  To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.
▸ verb:  To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.
▸ verb:  To contribute towards the upkeep of (a child or animal), in exchange for occasional stories, pictures, etc.
▸ verb:  To take by choice into the scope of one's responsibility.
▸ verb:  To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally.
▸ verb:  To select and take or approve.
▸ verb:  (chess, slang) To beat an opponent ten times in a row.
▸ noun:  (art, informal) Short for adoptable. [A person or animal that is eligible to be adopted.]
▸ Also see adopt

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