ADOPTION

/əˈdɒp.ʃən/ Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 13

Definition

  1. noun the act of accepting with approval. — synonyms: acceptance, acceptation, espousal
  2. noun a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood.
  3. noun the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source. — synonyms: borrowing

Examples

  • “A Chinese baby girl was given away for adoption.”
  • “the adoption of people into hospitals or monasteries”
  • “the adoption of opinions”

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