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adopt

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5 lettersPronunciation /əˈdɒpt/Part of speech verbSorted adoptStarts with AEnds with T2 cluesVery common crossword word
1A2D3O4P5T

Definitions

  1. take into one's family

Word origin

From Middle French adopter, from Latin adoptō; ad + optō (“to choose, desire”), equivalent to ad- + opt.

Used in a sentence

  • A friend of mine recently adopted a Chinese baby girl found on the streets of Beijing.
  • We're going to adopt a Dalmatian.
  • We adopted an elephant at the local zoo.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Choose to use5 letters
02Take as one's own5 letters

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