adopts
Makes one's own
Adopts is the third-person singular of adopt.
To adopt is to take something as your own—a child legally, a custom culturally, a strategy practically: She adopts a formal tone in meetings, The committee adopts new guidelines annually.
An adopted child becomes legally part of a family not biologically their own.
To adopt a pet is to take it from a shelter.
Countries adopt policies; people adopt attitudes, habits, or personas.
Promoting development or growth
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- orphanChild whose parents died
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- custodyProtective care or control
parenting · child · reunification · birthparent · caseworker · kinship · permanency · stepparent
Holds lovingly, or adopts
- welcomesReceives with hospitality
- incorporatesMakes part of whole
- integratesCombines into unified whole
- assimilatesAbsorbs into a larger whole
receives · includes · acknowledges · affirms · endorses · ratifies · sanctions · approves
Enacts or instruments
- enactsMakes officially binding
- passesGoes beyond or through
- institutesEstablishes or organizations
- establishesCreates or sets up
introduces · ratifies · approves · legislates · codifies · formalizes · standardizes · mandates
Accepts or confronts
- undertakesBegins a task formally
- shouldersUpper arm joints
- engagesOccupies or participates with
- initiatesStarts or new members
tackles · addresses · handles · manages · confronts · approaches · begins · starts
Modifies to suit circumstances
- adjustsAlters for improvement
- evolvesChanges gradually over time
- modifiesChanges partially
- conformsMatches expected standards
accommodates · acclimates · customizes · tailors · fits · molds · shapes · transforms
fostering
Promoting development or growth
- guardianshipLegal care of another
- orphanChild whose parents died
- placementPutting somewhere specific
custody · parenting · child · reunification · birthparent · caseworker · kinship · permanency · stepparent · ward
embraces
Holds lovingly, or adopts
- welcomesReceives with hospitality
- incorporatesMakes part of whole
- integratesCombines into unified whole
assimilates · receives · includes · acknowledges · affirms · endorses · ratifies · sanctions · approves · confirms
implements
Enacts or instruments
- enactsMakes officially binding
- passesGoes beyond or through
- institutesEstablishes or organizations
establishes · introduces · ratifies · approves · legislates · codifies · formalizes · standardizes · mandates · enforces
takes on
Accepts or confronts
- undertakesBegins a task formally
- shouldersUpper arm joints
- engagesOccupies or participates with
initiates · tackles · addresses · handles · manages · confronts · approaches · begins · starts · launches
adapts
Modifies to suit circumstances
conforms · accommodates · acclimates · customizes · tailors · fits · molds · shapes · transforms · converts
- takes onassumes, accepts, undertakes, shoulders, faces
- embracehugs, cuddles, squeezes, holds, wraps
- mental actionsthinks, considers, understands, perceives, recognizes
adoptsabandons
Ceases to support
relinquishes · gives up · surrenders · discards · forsakes
- early adopterFirst purchaser of innovations
- adoptive parentsLegal non-birth guardians
- pet adoptionAcquiring a homeless animal
- adoptive fatherMan who legally becomes parent
- adopted childMinor placed with new parents
- adopted sonNon-biological male child legally claimed
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