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adoption
noun
the
act
of
legally
taking
another
person
’
s
child
into
your
family
and
raising
the
child
as
your
own
•
After
years
of
paperwork
,
Maria
and
Luis
celebrated
the
official
adoption
of
their
baby
girl
.
After
years
of
paperwork
,
Maria
and
Luis
celebrated
the
official
adoption
of
their
baby
girl
.
•
The
agency
guided
the
couple
through
every
step
of
the
adoption
process
.
The
agency
guided
the
couple
through
every
step
of
the
adoption
process
.
From
Latin
adoptio
,
from
adoptare
“
to
choose
for
oneself
,
take
as
one
’
s
child
.”
noun
the
act
of
taking
an
animal
from
a
shelter
or
rescue
center
into
your
home
as
a
pet
•
Shelter
volunteers
celebrated
the
adoption
of
every
puppy
that
day
.
Shelter
volunteers
celebrated
the
adoption
of
every
puppy
that
day
.
•
Low
fees
during
the
weekend
led
to
a
record
number
of
cat
adoptions
.
Low
fees
during
the
weekend
led
to
a
record
number
of
cat
adoptions
.
Applied
to
pets
in
the
mid-20th
century
as
animal
shelters
promoted
finding
permanent
homes
for
stray
animals
.
noun
the
act
of
starting
to
use
or
accept
something
new
,
such
as
an
idea
,
method
,
or
technology
•
The
rapid
adoption
of
smartphones
changed
how
people
communicate
.
The
rapid
adoption
of
smartphones
changed
how
people
communicate
.
•
Government
incentives
encouraged
the
adoption
of
electric
cars
.
Government
incentives
encouraged
the
adoption
of
electric
cars
.
Sense
developed
in
the
19th
century
as
industry
began
to
adopt
new
technologies
,
extending
the
earlier
family-related
meaning
.