noun
Meaning 1
The act of adopting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Colloquial Variant guide
adoption
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /əˈdɑp.ʃən/
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Received-Pronunciation: /əˈdɒp.ʃən/
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 D AA1 P SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if they were one's own child.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- A Chinese baby girl was given away for adoption.
- Another Chinese boy was put up for adoption.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
An admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- the adoption of people into hospitals or monasteries
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- the adoption of opinions
- the adoption of words from another language
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 5
The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance.
The act of accepting and putting into effect or practice (a method, proposal, technique, etc.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- Our company is considering the adoption of a four-day week.
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 6
The transfer from an old system to another (usually better) system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 7
An act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 8
Ten consecutive wins against an opponent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, slang, uncountable
Topics: board-games, chess, games
Examples
- Infuriated by his adoption yesterday, the chess master has resolved to study twice as long and twice as hard.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: borrowing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: appropriation
Narrower terms: naturalization, naturalisation, misappropriation, crossover
noun
Meaning 10
the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- its adoption by society
- the proposal found wide acceptance
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: acceptance, acceptation, espousal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blessing, approval, approving
Narrower terms: embrace, bosom
noun
Meaning 11
a legal proceeding that creates a parent-child relation between persons not related by blood; the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents (including the right to inherit)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French adoption, from Latin adoptio, allied to adoptare (“to adopt”). Equivalent to adopt + -ion.
Across languages
Translations
73 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: تَبَنٍّ (tabannin) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Armenian: որդեգրում (ordegrum) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Belarusian: усынаўленне (usynawljennje) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Belarusian: удачарэнне (udačarennje) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Bulgarian: осиновяване (osinovjavane) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Catalan: adopció — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Chinese Mandarin: 收養 /收养 (shōuyǎng) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Chinese Mandarin: 領養 /领养 (lǐngyǎng) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Czech: adopce — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Czech: osvojení — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Danish: adoption — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Dutch: adoptie — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Esperanto: adopto — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Finnish: adoptio — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- French: adoption — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Galician: adopción — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Georgian: შვილება (švileba) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Georgian: აყვანა (aq̇vana) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- German: Adoption — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐍃𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰 (frastisibja) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Greek: υιοθεσία (yiothesía) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Ancient Greek: υἱοθεσία (huiothesía) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Hebrew: אימוץ (imúts) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Hungarian: örökbefogadás — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Hungarian: adoptálás — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Indonesian: adopsi — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Italian: adozione — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Japanese: 養子縁組 (yōshi-engumi) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Korean: 입양 (ibyang) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Malay: pengambilan anak angkat — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Norwegian Bokmål: adopsjon — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Norwegian Nynorsk: adopsjon — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Old English: ġewȳsċing — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Polish: adopcja — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Polish: przysposobienie — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Polish: usynowienie — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Polish: adoptacja — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Portuguese: adoção — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Romanian: adoptare — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Romanian: adopție — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Russian: усыновле́ние (usynovlénije) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Russian: удочере́ние (udočerénije) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Russian: адо́пция (adópcija) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Scottish Gaelic: uchd-mhacachd — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Serbo-Croatian: usvojenje — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Serbo-Croatian: posvojenje — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Serbo-Croatian: posvajanje — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Spanish: adopción — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Swedish: adoption — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Tagalog: adopsiyon — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Turkish: evlat edinme — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Ukrainian: усино́влення (usynóvlennja) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Ukrainian: удочері́ння (udočerínnja) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Ukrainian: адопта́ція (adoptácija) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Yiddish: אַדאָפּטירונג (adoptirung) — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Yoruba: ìsọdọmọ — act of adopting, or state of being adopted
- Bulgarian: усвояване (usvojavane) — choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so
- Catalan: adopció — choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so
- Finnish: adoptio — choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so
- Greek: υιοθέτηση (yiothétisi) — choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so
- Indonesian: adopsi — choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so
- Malay: pengambilan — choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so
- Malay: penerimaan — choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so
- Portuguese: adoção — choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so
- Scottish Gaelic: uchd-mhacachd — choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so
- Spanish: adopción — choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so
- Swedish: anammande — choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so
- Turkish: benimseme — choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so
- Finnish: käyttöönotto — transfer between old system to another
- French: adoption — transfer between old system to another
- Italian: conversione — transfer between old system to another
- Italian: migrazione — transfer between old system to another
- Italian: adozione — transfer between old system to another