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Adopt

To accept, appropriate, choose, or select, as to adopt a child. To consent to and put into effect, as to adopt a constitution or a law.

adopt

v. 1) to take on the relationship of parent to child of another person, particularly (but not necessarily) a minor, by official legal action. 2) to accept or make use of, such as to adopt another defendant's argument in a lawsuit. (See: adoption)

adopt

verb accept, ad sententiam, admit, adoptare, affiliate, annex, appropriate, arrogate, assimilate, assume, attach oneself to, avail oneself of, borrow, choose, co-opt, conform to, constituere, denizenize, elect, embrace, espouse, exercise one's option, follow, foster, make one's own, naturalize, raise, seize, select, select as one's own, take, take on, take possession of, take up, try, usurp, utilize, vote to accept
Associated concepts: adopt a child, adopt a law, adopt a philosophy, legitimation, support

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There is an ongoing need for prospective adopters across Wales to consider adopting a sibling group.

Could you give vulnerable siblings a brighter future in a loving home? With National Adoption Week in full swing, Suzanne Griffiths, operations director for the National Adoption Service, reflects on the evolving priorities for adoption services across Wales and how the sector plans to meet the needs of some of our most vulnerable children..

There will be challenges, but with support and guidance from the adoption team, other adopters and different professionals you will meet these challenges and you will gain tremendous satisfaction from giving a child a forever home.

Could you give a child a loving home? In part two of the Birmingham Mail's adoption campaign, ZOE CHAMBERLAIN busts myths and misconceptions - and says don't rule yourself out

And for the adopter, there truly is nothing more rewarding or fulfilling.

CITY GAY ADOPTION NUMBERS ON RISE; News welcomed by couple who gave tot a home

Mobile TV adoption may be different among the adopter categories.

Investigating adopter categories and determinants affecting the adoption of mobile television in China

SPEEDING up the adoption process is helping to attract new adopters.

Council in bid to encourage adopters; Swifter processes are bolstering recruitment

81 while that of adopters of organic and inorganic fertilizers were N69996.

Assessment of potential profitability of Amaranth vegetable production under different fertility restoring technologies in Ondo State, Nigeria

Gailey presents a typology of different types of adopters and the ways that race, class, and gender influence the decisions made to adopt.

Gailey, Christine Ward. Blue Ribbon Babies and Labors of Love: Race, Class, and Gender in U.S. Adoption Practice

Using an attachment scale consisting of a series of statements that the adopters would indicate agreement or disagreement (1-strongly disagree, 4-strongly agree), pet attachment was rated.

Adoption fees and successful placements in animal shelters

With this in mind, there are three key questions adopters should ask their storage virtualization vendor about scale.

Storage virtualization--questions for potential adopters Part 3 of 3

Adopters too were sometimes unfit, and investigations turned up all types of unsavory characters--from convicted criminals to alcoholics--who had adopted with ease.

The paradoxical rationalization of modern adoption

The CAA V5 Adopter level was created to propagate development of cutting-edge complementary 3D PLM solutions to the CATIA, ENOVIA and DELMIA install base and serve as a catalyst for expansion of the CAA V5 platform into new markets.

Spatial marks first ten CAA V5 Adopters

Differences in adopter characteristics form a basis on which to classify or segment potential consumers.

Segmenting single-family home builders on a measure of innovativeness. (Management)

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