About The Word Adopted

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Adopted

Adopted Meaning & Definition
Adopted Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Adopted?

[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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Adopted: adoptive

Related Terms | Find terms related to Adopted: 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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Adopted In Webster's Dictionary

\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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