Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for adopt. Search instead for adop.
Definitions

adopt

[uh-dopt] / əˈdɒpt /


VERB
legally care for another's child
Synonyms
Antonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Decisions on the NPT have to be agreed by consensus, with the previous two conferences failing to adopt final political declarations.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Demand for AI inference computing is exploding as businesses adopt AI agents, which generate 20 to 50 times more inference transactions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

In insulating materials such as CeMgAl11O19, magnetic ions like cerium can adopt one of two arrangements: ferromagnetic or anti-ferromagnetic.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

Yet most states, including New York, don’t adopt the modern federal rule allowing this.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

“But if they adopt you, they’ll fight to the death for you.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




Vocabulary lists containing adopt