Meaning of ADOPTED
| Pronunciation: | | ud'âptud
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- [adj] acquired as your own by free choice; "my adopted state"; "an adoptive country"
- [adj] having been taken into a specific relationship; "an adopted child"
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ADOPTED is a 7 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | adoptive |
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| | Antonyms: | | native | | | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \A*dopt"ed\, a.
Taken by adoption; taken up as one's own; as, an adopted son,
citizen, country, word. -- {A*dopt"ed*ly}, adv.
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| | Related Terms: | | accepted, acculturated, acculturized, Americanized, Anglicized, appointed, approved, assimilated, carried, chosen, designated, elect, elected, elected by acclamation, embraced, espoused, handpicked, indoctrinated, named, naturalized, nominated, passed, picked, ratified, select, selected, unanimously elected |
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