adoption

noun adoptions

1. countable, uncountable The act of adopting. The project also included seeking the adoption of homosexuals as prisoners of conscience by Amnesty International, which would mean simply adding 'sexual orientation' to Article 1A of the Amnesty International mandate.
2. countable, uncountable The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if they were one's own child. A Chinese baby girl was given away for adoption.
3. countable, uncountable An admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum. the adoption of people into hospitals or monasteries
4. countable, uncountable The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance. the adoption of opinions
5. countable, uncountable The act of accepting and putting into effect or practice (a method, proposal, technique, etc.) Our company is considering the adoption of a four-day week.
6. countable, uncountable The transfer from an old system to another (usually better) system.
7. countable, uncountable An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
8. countable, slang, uncountable Ten consecutive wins against an opponent. Infuriated by his adoption yesterday, the chess master has resolved to study twice as long and twice as hard.