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- We're meeting him in a half hour for lunch at a restaurant in town, and after lunch we'll go over the details of your adoption.†
p. 78.9adoption = the act of taking something on as one's own
- "We soon became friends," Captain Sham said, going on with his story as if no one had interrupted, "and one day she said to me, 'if I ever adopt some orphans and then meet an untimely death, promise me you will raise them for me.'†
p. 84.9adopt = take on as one's own
- Why, Mr. Poe is putting finishing touches on your adoption papers this very moment.†
p. 157.1adoption = the act of taking something on as one's own
- "When we explain that you forced Aunt Josephine to write that note," Violet said, "Mr. Poe will rip up those adoption papers into a thousand pieces."†
p. 157.3
- My associate will take you to my apartment while I stay here and finish the adoption paperwork with Mr. Poe.†
p. 165.9 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(adopt) to take on as one's ownThe 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
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)