adopt

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. embrace, take to oneself, assume; foster, give a home to, provide a home for, accept as one's own. See choice.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To take as a son or daughter]

Syn. take in, raise, take from an orphanage, sign adoption papers for, take into one's family, make one's heir, take as one's own, foster, rear, bring up, mother, father, parent, give one's name to.

Ant. give up, disinherit*, cast out.

2. [To take as one's own]

Syn. embrace, appropriate, seize, take up, take over, choose, select, assume, use, take to oneself, utilize, imitate, borrow, adapt for use, make one's own, espouse, affiliate, mimic.

Ant. deny*, repudiate, reject.

3. [To vote acceptance]

Syn. affirm, assent (to), ratify; see approve 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

1. take in another's child take under one's wing, take in, foster, surrogate, mother, father, raise.

2. select or take up choose, appropriate, employ, take, espouse, assume, take on, opt, use.

3. vote in select, approve, back, support, sanction, ratify.

ANT.: 1. orphan, disown, shun. 2. reject, shun, refuse

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To take, as another's idea, and make one's own: embrace, espouse, take on, take up. See ACCEPT, GIVE. 2. To accept officially: affirm, approve, confirm, pass, ratify, sanction. See ACCEPT, LAW.