adopt

[ əˈdɑːpt]

Definition:
1. Choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans.
2. Take up and practice as one's own.
3. Take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities.
4. Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect.

Use 'adopt' in a sentence:

1. Pupils should be helped to adopt a positive approach to the environment.
2. What's interesting about the Song of the Sea is that here the Hebrews adopt the language of Canaanite myth and apply it to Yahweh.
3. They should adopt a more imaginative approach and investigate alternative uses for their property.
4. Some people prefer to adopt infants.
5. If you think our suggestions work for you, then adopt them.
6. The state will adopt a more restrictive policy on arms sales.
7. The party must adopt more inclusive strategies and a broader vision.
8. He believes all the teachers will be glad to adopt the habit.
9. The company has adopted a firm policy on shoplifting.
10. Those taxes could force poor people to adopt your life choices.
11. Stephen Smith was accepted into the family like an adopted brother.
12. She was forced to have her baby adopted.
13. Britain is free to adopt policies to bolster its economy.
14. In discussing whether we are alone, most SETI scientists adopt two ground rules.
15. There are hundreds of people desperate to adopt a child.
16. Too many schools adopt the "win at all costs" moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements.
17. Dillia was careful not to adopt the defensive tone.
18. Over time, the technology is diffused and adopted by other countries.
19. She adopted a brisk businesslike tone.
20. The teacher decided to adopt a different approach and teach the poems through story-telling.
21. The council is expected to adopt the new policy at its next meeting.
22. Thirty years or so ago, for instance, white families were encouraged to adopt black children.
23. She told Peter that she had adopted all the other boys, and would like to adopt him also.
24. We couldn't adopt a child, so we decided to foster.
25. Maybe we should adopt the policy of "don't ask, don't tell."
26. The British couple who do not have a child of their own are planning to adopt a little girl from China.
27. There is little or no incentive to adopt such measures.
28. The government has adopted an aggressive posture on immigration.
29. The bill would force employers to adopt a quota system when recruiting workers.
30. You will adopt a certain type of behavior, dress, or attitude in order to be accepted as part of a group of your "peers".
31. The first generation to experience these changes did not adopt the new attitudes easily.
32. He adopted an air of indifference.
33. The country is free to adopt policies to bolster its economy.
34. Industry must adopt a much more proactive approach to formulating environmental policy.
35. The number of women who become pregnant after adopting children is legion.
36. The gap between the rich and the poor makes it essential that the government adopt a dynamic solution to the problem.
37. If you want to improve your situation you must adopt a positive mental attitude.
38. Sometimes people adopt certain beliefs in order to leave a favorable impression on those dear to them.
39. The only way to come out on top is to adopt a different approach.
40. He adopted a relaxed pose for the camera.
41. Early Christians in Europe adopted many of the practices of the older, pagan religions.
42. In no way am I going to adopt any of his methods.
43. Plainly, a more objective method of description must be adopted.
44. She was adopted as parliamentary candidate for Wood Green.
45. Many corporate methods have been adopted by American managers in imitation of Japanese practice.
46. The school has decided to adopt a different approach to discipline.
47. All three teams adopted different approaches to the problem.
48. Try to adopt a greener lifestyle.
49. Many colonists were able to adopt a lifestyle similar to that of middle-class Britons.
50. She was a wonderful mother to both her natural and adopted children.
51. This is not meant to delimit what approaches social researchers can adopt.
52. She produced a TV series about adopted children.
53. I adopted a positive outlook on life.
54. The national assembly has voted to adopt the budget.
55. However we adopt healthcare reform, it isn't going to save major amounts of money.