adopt: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 8 letter points · starts with A · ends with T
Meaning of adopt
verb
- transitive
To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship. To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child.
Example: A friend of mine recently adopted a Chinese baby girl found on the streets of Beijing.
- transitive
To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship. To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild.
Example: We're going to adopt a Dalmatian.
- transitive
To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship. To contribute towards the upkeep of (a child or animal), in exchange for occasional stories, pictures, etc.
Example: We adopted an elephant at the local zoo.
- transitive
To take (a child, heir, friend, citizen, etc.) by choice into a relationship. To take by choice into the scope of one's responsibility.
Example: This supermarket chain adopts several families every Yuletide, providing them with money and groceries for the holidays.
Listed forms: adopts, adopting, adopted, glossary, adoptest.
Source: Wiktionary — adopt.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for adopt.
verb
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
verb
take up and practice as one's own
- borrow
- take over
- take up
verb
take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
- assume
- take on
- take over
verb
take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is adopt in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of adopt
A(1) + D(2) + O(1) + P(3) + T(1) = 8 points.
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Anagrams of adopt
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from adopt
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