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adopt
verb
to
become
the
legal
parent
of
a
child
who
was
born
to
someone
else
•
After
years
of
paperwork
,
the
couple
finally
adopted
a
baby
girl
from
China
.
After
years
of
paperwork
,
the
couple
finally
adopted
a
baby
girl
from
China
.
•
Maria
burst
into
tears
of
joy
when
her
foster
parents
decided
to
adopt
her
on
her
tenth
birthday
.
Maria
burst
into
tears
of
joy
when
her
foster
parents
decided
to
adopt
her
on
her
tenth
birthday
.
from
Latin
adoptare
“
to
choose
for
oneself
,
take
as
one
’
s
child
,”
from
ad-
“
to
”
+
optare
“
choose
”
