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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
- Let me then adopt a sterner tone.6 (85% in)
- Had he been laughed at, to adopt the Freudian theory, in his cradle by a pretty girl?2 (38% in)
- So imperceptibly I found myself adopting a new attitude towards the other half of the human race.2 (83% in)
- But some of these states of mind seem, even if adopted spontaneously, to be less comfortable than others.6 (13% in)
There are no more uses of "adopt" in A Room of One's Own.
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