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Definition
to take on as one's own
The exact meaning of adopt depends upon its context. For example:
- "adopt a child" — to legally take on parental responsibilities for another person's child
- "adopt a plan" — to accept or begin to use something
- "adopt a pet" — to take in a pet — especially one from an animal shelter
- "Congress adopted the resolution." — had a formal vote and passed
- "adopted a confident attitude" — took on or displayed
- There's one clique-the Ferris-Lawson-Meigs faction-that's been after me for over a year to adopt stronger measures.3.8 Part 3 Chapter 8 — The Egoist (28% in)
- Whereas, if you adopt a more co-operative attitude and agree to wait for a few years-1.7 Part 1 Chapter 7 — The Exploiters and the Exploited (33% in)
- And then we all adopted it as our particular emblem.3.1 Part 3 Chapter 1 — Atlantis (10% in)
- He added, "But you ought to start by adopting the right things from the people in Galt's Gulch, not their mistakes: they've spent twelve years worrying about me-needlessly."3.2 Part 3 Chapter 2 — The Utopia of Greed (5% in)
- He had lost his property-it was said-when Chile, becoming a People's State, had nationalized all properties, except those belonging to citizens of backward, non-People's countries, such as Argentina; but he had adopted an enlightened attitude and had joined the new regime, placing himself in the service of his country.3.4 Part 3 Chapter 4 — Anti-Life (4% in)
- Soybeans make an excellent substitute for bread, meat, cereals and coffee-and if all of us were compelled to adopt soybeans as our staple diet, it would solve the national food crisis and make it possible to feed more people.3.5 Part 3 Chapter 5 — Their Brothers' Keepers (53% in)
- We can't adopt an idealistic theory, which-"3.8 Part 3 Chapter 8 — The Egoist (28% in)
There are no more uses of "adopt" in Atlas Shrugged.
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