English

Detailed Synonyms for adoptive in English

adoptive:

adoptive adj

  1. adoptive
    – acquired as your own by free choice 1
    adopted; adoptive
    – acquired as your own by free choice 1
  2. adoptive
    – of parents and children; related by adoption 1
    adoptive
    – of parents and children; related by adoption 1

Alternate Synonyms for "adoptive":


Antonyms for "adoptive":


Related Definitions for "adoptive":

  1. acquired as your own by free choice1
    • an adoptive country1
  2. of parents and children; related by adoption1
    • adoptive parents1

adopt:

to adopt verb (adopts, adopted, adopting)

  1. to adopt
    apply; to implement; to utilize; to use; to employ; to make use of; to engage; to enforce; to practise; to adopt; avail oneself of; to administer; to take; to practice; to utilise
    • apply verb
    • implement verb (implements, implemented, implementing)
    • utilize verb, American (utilizes, utilized, utilizing)
    • use verb (uses, used, using)
    • employ verb (emploies, employed, employing)
    • make use of verb (makes use of, made use of, making use of)
    • engage verb (engages, engaged, engaging)
    • enforce verb (enforces, enforced, enforcing)
    • practise verb, British (practises, practised, practising)
    • adopt verb (adopts, adopted, adopting)
    • administer verb (administers, administered, administering)
    • take verb (takes, took, taking)
    • practice verb, American (practices, practiced, practicing)
    • utilise verb, British
  2. to adopt
    to adopt
    • adopt verb (adopts, adopted, adopting)
  3. to adopt
    – take into one's family 1
    to adopt; to take in
    – take into one's family 1
    • adopt verb (adopts, adopted, adopting)
      • They adopted two children from Nicaragua1
    • take in verb (takes in, took in, taking in)
  4. to adopt
    – take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect 1
    to assume; to acquire; to take; to adopt; to take on
    – take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect 1
    • assume verb (assumes, assumed, assuming)
      • She assumed strange manners1
      • The gods assume human or animal form in these fables1
    • acquire verb (acquires, acquired, acquiring)
    • take verb (takes, took, taking)
      • His voice took on a sad tone1
      • The story took a new turn1
    • adopt verb (adopts, adopted, adopting)
      • he adopted an air of superiority1
    • take on verb (takes on, took on, taking on)
  5. to adopt
    – take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own 1
    to embrace; to adopt; to espouse; to sweep up
    – take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own 1
    • embrace verb (embraces, embraced, embracing)
      • She embraced Catholicism1
    • adopt verb (adopts, adopted, adopting)
      • They adopted the Jewish faith1
    • espouse verb (espouses, espoused, espousing)
    • sweep up verb (sweeps up, swept up, sweeping up)
  6. to adopt
    – put into dramatic form 1
    to adopt; to dramatize; dramatise
    – put into dramatic form 1
    • adopt verb (adopts, adopted, adopting)
      • adopt a book for a screenplay1
    • dramatize verb, American (dramatizes, dramatized, dramatizing)
    • dramatise verb, British
  7. to adopt
    – take up and practice as one's own 1
    to adopt; to borrow; to take over; to take up
    – take up and practice as one's own 1
    • adopt verb (adopts, adopted, adopting)
    • borrow verb (borrows, borrowed, borrowing)
    • take over verb (takes over, took over, taking over)
    • take up verb (takes up, took up, taking up)
  8. to adopt
    – choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans 1
    to adopt; to follow; to espouse
    – choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans 1
    • adopt verb (adopts, adopted, adopting)
    • follow verb (follows, followed, following)
      • She followed the feminist movement1
    • espouse verb (espouses, espoused, espousing)
      • The candidate espouses Republican ideals1
  9. to adopt
    – take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities 1
    to assume; to adopt; to take over; to take on
    – take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities 1
    • assume verb (assumes, assumed, assuming)
      • When will the new President assume office?1
    • adopt verb (adopts, adopted, adopting)
    • take over verb (takes over, took over, taking over)
    • take on verb (takes on, took on, taking on)

Conjugations for adopt:

present
  1. adopt
  2. adopt
  3. adopts
  4. adopt
  5. adopt
  6. adopt
simple past
  1. adopted
  2. adopted
  3. adopted
  4. adopted
  5. adopted
  6. adopted
present perfect
  1. have adopted
  2. have adopted
  3. has adopted
  4. have adopted
  5. have adopted
  6. have adopted
past continuous
  1. was adopting
  2. were adopting
  3. was adopting
  4. were adopting
  5. were adopting
  6. were adopting
future
  1. shall adopt
  2. will adopt
  3. will adopt
  4. shall adopt
  5. will adopt
  6. will adopt
continuous present
  1. am adopting
  2. are adopting
  3. is adopting
  4. are adopting
  5. are adopting
  6. are adopting
subjunctive
  1. be adopted
  2. be adopted
  3. be adopted
  4. be adopted
  5. be adopted
  6. be adopted
diverse
  1. adopt!
  2. let's adopt!
  3. adopted
  4. adopting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "adopt":

  1. take into one's family1
    • They adopted two children from Nicaragua1
  2. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect1
    • he adopted an air of superiority1
  3. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own1
    • They adopted the Jewish faith1
  4. put into dramatic form1
    • adopt a book for a screenplay1
  5. take up and practice as one's own1
  6. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans1
  7. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities1

Related Synonyms for adoptive