RhymeZone: adopting definitions

Definitions of adopt:

verb: take up and practice as one's own
verb: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
verb: take into one's family
Example: "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
verb: take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
verb: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
Example: "He adopted an air of superiority"
verb: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
Example: "They adopted the Jewish faith"
verb: put into dramatic form
Example: "Adopt a book for a screenplay"