adopting - Meaning in Hindi

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adopt - Meaning in Hindi

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Definitions and Meaning of adopting in English

adopt verb

1. take into one's family

   Synonyms

   take in

   Example

   • "They adopted two children from Nicaragua"
2. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

   Synonyms

   acquire, assume, take on, take

   Examples

   • "he adopted an air of superiority"
   • "His voice took on a sad tone"
   • "She assumed strange manners"
   • "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"
   • "The story took a new turn"
3. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

   Synonyms

   embrace, espouse, sweep up

   Examples

   • "She embraced Catholicism"
   • "They adopted the Jewish faith"
4. put into dramatic form

   Synonyms

   dramatise, dramatize

   Example

   • "adopt a book for a screenplay"
5. take up and practice as one's own

   Synonyms

   borrow, borrow, take over, take up

6. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

   Synonyms

   espouse, follow

   Examples

   • "She followed the feminist movement"
   • "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
7. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities

   Synonyms

   assume, take on, take over

   Example

   • "When will the new President assume office?"

Description

Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting of another, usually a child, from that person's biological or legal parent or parents. Legal adoptions permanently transfer all rights and responsibilities, along with filiation, from the biological parents to the adoptive parents.

Also see "Adoption" on Wikipedia

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