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Rhymes with -ɑpt, -ɒpt

From Middle French adopter, from Latin adoptō; ad + optō (“to choose, desire”), equivalent to ad- + opt.

transitive To take voluntarily (a child of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own child. A friend of mine recently adopted a Chinese baby girl found on the streets of Beijing.
transitive To obtain (a pet) from a shelter or the wild. We're going to adopt a Dalmatian.
transitive To contribute towards the upkeep of (a child or animal), in exchange for occasional stories, pictures, etc. We adopted an elephant at the local zoo.
transitive To take by choice into the scope of one's responsibility. This supermarket chain adopts several families every Yuletide, providing them with money and groceries for the holidays.
transitive To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally. He adopted a new look in order to fit in with his new workmates.
transitive To select and take or approve. to adopt the view or policy of another
slang, transitive To beat an opponent ten times in a row. The match was not even close; the IM made amateurish blunders and ended up getting adopted.