adoptar

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Borrowed from Latin adoptāre.

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adoptar (first-person singular present adopto, first-person singular preterite adoptí, past participle adoptat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. (transitive) to adopt (a child; an idea or style; a resolution)

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adoptar (first-person singular present adopto, first-person singular preterite adoptei, past participle adoptado)

  1. to adopt (to take in and raise as one's own)

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Borrowed from Esperanto adoptiEnglish adoptFrench adopterGerman adoptierenItalian adottareSpanish adoptar, ultimately from Latin adoptō.

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adoptar (present tense adoptas, past tense adoptis, future tense adoptos, imperative adoptez, conditional adoptus)

  1. (transitive) to adopt

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adoptar (first-person singular present adopto, first-person singular preterite adoptei, past participle adoptado)

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of adotar. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin adoptāre. Cognate with English adopt.

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  • IPA(key): /adobˈtaɾ/ [a.ð̞oβ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧dop‧tar

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adoptar (first-person singular present adopto, first-person singular preterite adopté, past participle adoptado)

  1. (transitive, law) to adopt (legally take in a child from other parents)
    Synonyms: ahijar, prohijar
  2. (transitive) to adopt (select)
  3. (transitive) to take (e.g. steps, measurements, action, position or view)
    adoptar una posturato take a stand/position
    adoptar medidasto take steps/measures

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