ADOPTION
/əˈdɒp.ʃən/ Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 13
Definition
- noun the act of accepting with approval.
— synonyms: acceptance, acceptation, espousal
- noun a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood.
- 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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